Do you keep all your books on your device?

anamardoll · 01-11-2012, 05:19 PM

It's time for another UNUTTERABLY SILLY POLL!

Do you keep your entire library on your device of choice?

tubemonkey · 01-11-2012, 05:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by anamardoll

It's time for another UNUTTERABLY SILLY POLL!

Do you keep your entire library on your device of choice?

Heavens no. I generally keep fewer than 10 books on my Kindle.

HarryT · 01-11-2012, 05:23 PM

Yes - my device of choice being my PC's hard disk. I have far too many to keep on my reading device. 25 or so years of collecting eBooks tends to have that result!

anamardoll · 01-11-2012, 05:23 PM

I most definitely do. Sony 350/950 for the win.

DiapDealer · 01-11-2012, 05:24 PM

I keep a handful on the device at any given time.

anamardoll · 01-11-2012, 05:24 PM

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Originally Posted by HarryT

Yes - my device of choice being my PC's hard disk. I have far too many to keep on my reading device. 25 or so years of collecting eBooks tends to have that result!

I'd love to know how many gigs. Mine still (barely) fits on a 32 GB card.

tubemonkey · 01-11-2012, 05:26 PM

You almost had me on the last poll option, but I couldn't choose it because I'm a monkey

anamardoll · 01-11-2012, 05:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tubemonkey

You almost had me on the last poll option, but I couldn't choose it because I'm a monkey

banjobama · 01-11-2012, 05:31 PM

I keep all mine on my Sony. I have a collection called "Read" which I move the read books into, and I delete them from whatever collection they were in to begin with. I feel like it's an extra backup if something ever happens to my computer and/or its external hard drive. So essentially my library is stored in 3 places... maybe that's a little much but what can I say.

I like organizing the books so my device has never been "cluttered".

I also like to highlight funny or interesting passages and go back and re-read them sometimes, so I need to keep those books on there.

Terisa de morgan · 01-11-2012, 05:33 PM

No, perhaps my Sony could handle them, I definitely no. I only keep some books (around 100) which I try to read in a near future, and I delete as I read.

AlbertaCowboy · 01-11-2012, 05:33 PM

I try to, but as I don't usually expand memory with an SD card, I have to delete read books as I add new ones.

elemenoP · 01-11-2012, 05:35 PM

So far, everything in Calibre is on my reader. But I have books that I have bought or "bought" (downloaded free) from Amazon and B&N that I haven't bothered getting into Calibre yet. Bad, bad, I know!

I am now at a point where I will probably take all my "read" books off my reader. There actually are not that many, since I mostly read library books and delete them after reading anyway.

eP

RCR · 01-11-2012, 05:35 PM

Not really a silly question.

I keep my ebooks (8000+) on my desktop, with a backup on a portable drive.

I go overseas roughly every three months. Before leaving, I cull all the ebooks I've read off my devices and copy on new ones from my desktop.

I keep about 100 ebooks on each of my devices.

Bilbo1967 · 01-11-2012, 05:36 PM

Chose yes. I have about 500 books on my Sony 650. I have read people on here saying that they keep 5-10 books on their device because, why would you need any more? Having been stranded overseas fairly recently (damn Icelandic volcanos), I can tell you I was very happy to have a range of reading with me at the time.

Having said that, I have been thinking for a while now about deleting some of the books I have read and am unlikely to read again (whilst retaining them on the PC of course).

CWatkinsNash · 01-11-2012, 05:40 PM

Thank you for allowing multiple selections. I chose:

No, I mostly keep unread books on the device. I delete as I read.
No, I only keep a selection of books. Too much clutter is bad.

I keep a selection of books, but it happens to be a subset of well over 400 books. Not close to being my entire library, though. And I do delete as I read, so both are true.

View Poll Results: Do you keep your library on your device?
Yes, as much as possible. I get twitchy if I don't have all my books at all times.	88	31.77%
Yes, but only because my device/store is sync'd up.	9	3.25%
No, I mostly keep unread books on the device. I delete as I read.	91	32.85%
No, I only keep a selection of books. Too much clutter is bad.	94	33.94%
Maybe? I don't understand this poll.	0	0%
Your choices are very long and may not adequately represent my opinion. Like this one for example: I am a bunny.	10	3.61%
Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 277. You may not vote on this poll

01-11-2012, 05:19 PM	#1
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01-11-2012, 05:23 PM	#3
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,560 Karma: 93980341 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	Yes - my device of choice being my PC's hard disk. I have far too many to keep on my reading device. 25 or so years of collecting eBooks tends to have that result!

01-11-2012, 05:24 PM	#5
DiapDealer Grand Sorcerer Posts: 28,891 Karma: 207182180 Join Date: Jan 2010 Device: Nexus 7, Kindle Fire HD	I keep a handful on the device at any given time.

01-11-2012, 05:26 PM	#7
tubemonkey monkey on the fringe Posts: 45,858 Karma: 158733736 Join Date: May 2010 Location: Seattle Metro Device: Moto E6, Echo Show	You almost had me on the last poll option, but I couldn't choose it because I'm a monkey

01-11-2012, 05:31 PM	#9
banjobama Busy Read'n Posts: 980 Karma: 5039283 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Auburn, WA Device: Pocketbook Touch Lux 5	I keep all mine on my Sony. I have a collection called "Read" which I move the read books into, and I delete them from whatever collection they were in to begin with. I feel like it's an extra backup if something ever happens to my computer and/or its external hard drive. So essentially my library is stored in 3 places... maybe that's a little much but what can I say. I like organizing the books so my device has never been "cluttered". I also like to highlight funny or interesting passages and go back and re-read them sometimes, so I need to keep those books on there.

01-11-2012, 05:33 PM	#10
Terisa de morgan Grand Sorcerer Posts: 6,686 Karma: 12595249 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Madrid, Spain Device: Kobo Clara/Aura One/Forma,XiaoMI 5, iPad, Huawei MediaPad, YotaPhone 2	No, perhaps my Sony could handle them, I definitely no. I only keep some books (around 100) which I try to read in a near future, and I delete as I read.

01-11-2012, 05:33 PM	#11
AlbertaCowboy Guru Posts: 819 Karma: 171672846 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Alberta, Canada Device: PRS-350, PRS-650, iPhone 6, NVIDIA Shield K1	I try to, but as I don't usually expand memory with an SD card, I have to delete read books as I add new ones.

01-11-2012, 05:35 PM	#12
elemenoP Wizard Posts: 1,717 Karma: 3790058 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: NYC Device: Kindle Paperwhite, Sony 650	So far, everything in Calibre is on my reader. But I have books that I have bought or "bought" (downloaded free) from Amazon and B&N that I haven't bothered getting into Calibre yet. Bad, bad, I know! I am now at a point where I will probably take all my "read" books off my reader. There actually are not that many, since I mostly read library books and delete them after reading anyway. eP

01-11-2012, 05:35 PM	#13
RCR Addict Posts: 334 Karma: 992487 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Melbourne, Australia Device: 2 x Sony 505, iPad, Samsung 7 Tablet, ASUS Transformer, Nexus 7	Not really a silly question. I keep my ebooks (8000+) on my desktop, with a backup on a portable drive. I go overseas roughly every three months. Before leaving, I cull all the ebooks I've read off my devices and copy on new ones from my desktop. I keep about 100 ebooks on each of my devices.

01-11-2012, 05:36 PM	#14
Bilbo1967 Not scared! Posts: 13,424 Karma: 81011643 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Midlands, UK Device: Kindle Paperwhite 10, Huawei M5 10	Chose yes. I have about 500 books on my Sony 650. I have read people on here saying that they keep 5-10 books on their device because, why would you need any more? Having been stranded overseas fairly recently (damn Icelandic volcanos), I can tell you I was very happy to have a range of reading with me at the time. Having said that, I have been thinking for a while now about deleting some of the books I have read and am unlikely to read again (whilst retaining them on the PC of course).

01-11-2012, 05:40 PM	#15
CWatkinsNash IOC Chief Archivist Posts: 3,950 Karma: 53868218 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Fruitland Park, FL, USA Device: Meebook M7, Paperwhite 2021, Fire HD 8+, Fire HD 10+, Lenovo Tab P12	Thank you for allowing multiple selections. I chose: No, I mostly keep unread books on the device. I delete as I read. No, I only keep a selection of books. Too much clutter is bad. I keep a selection of books, but it happens to be a subset of well over 400 books. Not close to being my entire library, though. And I do delete as I read, so both are true.

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