sony reader full with 19 books, help!

LesleyJ · 08-27-2009, 03:59 PM

Sorry if this is in the wrong place, I've been searching for ages and can't find this problem. I have a Sony Reader 505, which had about 40 books on it. I tried to load more books (via Calibre, the Sony software has never worked for me) and was told it was full. Tried deleting books, still full! Then I formatted it ... all books gone .... started loading books again ... and, 19 books later, it's full again! All books are in .lrf format. Am I doing something wrong here? Getting sooo frustrated, I thought this thing was supposed to hold 160 books? Please can anyone help? :-(

wild_Willie2 · 08-27-2009, 04:08 PM

How big are your books....
Some books can be as big as 8 tot 10 MB, so this could explain why..

Alternative, spend $ 10 on a 1 gig SD card...

AnemicOak · 08-27-2009, 04:15 PM

Are you using Windows? Mac? How big are your book files?

If Windows (with the Reader connected) open my computer and right click on the reader (it should show up as a drive) and select properties. How much memory does it say it has? It's possible the memory is faulty and/or not reading correctly for some reason. If using a Mac you can use Finder to do something similar.

LesleyJ · 08-27-2009, 04:42 PM

Thanks for the response! It's true that some of my books are pretty big, but even so ... only 19? I had way more on it before, including War and Peace! However I've just ordered a memory card from Amazon, which should help. Thanks again! :-)

lilac_jive · 08-27-2009, 06:06 PM

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Originally Posted by LesleyJ

Thanks for the response! It's true that some of my books are pretty big, but even so ... only 19? I had way more on it before, including War and Peace! However I've just ordered a memory card from Amazon, which should help. Thanks again! :-)

Are any of them image heavy?

dordale · 08-27-2009, 06:53 PM

Unless your LRF files have a lot of images, there isn't any way that 19 books should be filling up your reader! I have over 170 books on mine, including three different versions of both the Old and New Testaments of the Bible. It does sound like there must be something wrong with your reader's memory (since you already tried reformatting).

How long have you had your reader? It may be worth a call to Sony customer support.

Good luck-I hope you get it sorted out!

dordale

Kostas · 08-27-2009, 07:08 PM

imho, you have to look at the total size of your 19 files before calling Sony CS.
You should really do what AnemicOak suggests (post #3)

LesleyJ · 08-28-2009, 03:24 AM

No images in the files .... most were originally pdfs which I ran through PDFLRF, and I was surprised at the time how big the new lrf files were - some as big as 13MB. I have a lot of very long lrf ebooks, but I find that none are more than a megabyte or so. I really don't understand why these new files are so big, but at least it doesn't seem to be the Reader's fault (I did what Anemic Oak suggested, and yes, file sizes really do add up to the total ....) - so the question now is, why does PDFLRF result in such huge file sizes? (original pdf files were small) Thanks everyone for your thoughts, that was helpful!

doreenjoy · 08-28-2009, 03:29 AM

You might take the PDFs and convert them to LRF using Calibre, and see if they are smaller.

Kostas · 08-28-2009, 04:06 AM

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Originally Posted by LesleyJ

why does PDFLRF result in such huge file sizes? (original pdf files were small)

IIRC, pdflrf generates lrf as images (pics) of the original pdf, producing rather big files.

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Originally Posted by LesleyJ

No images in the files ....

So, this is wrong! The lrf files have images even if the sources have not.
Pdflrf might be usefull for complex pdfs (technical books, comics, tables, ...) but if your source pdf files are basically text files, Calibre gives much better results (imho) and logical file sizes.
So, I second what doreenjoy suggests.
You will probably get much smaller file sizes (about 1 MB each).
Glad that your device is not faulty!

LesleyJ · 08-28-2009, 04:27 AM

Thank you SO much for that! Why didn't I think to use Calibre in the first place?? I will certainly do that now, and many thanks to all of you for sorting this out for me!

LesleyJ · 08-28-2009, 03:01 PM

weeeelll, that's definitely the answer to some of them. Others, Calibre can't convert because they're drm'd .... and I haven't yet found a way to strip drm from pdf files. However it's been an interesting problem and I've learned a lot (mainly to avoid pdf files in future!) Thanks guys!

Kostas · 08-28-2009, 06:03 PM

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Originally Posted by LesleyJ

I've learned a lot (mainly to avoid pdf files in future!)

You're learning fast!

Quote:

Originally Posted by LesleyJ

Others, Calibre can't convert because they're drm'd .... and I haven't yet found a way to strip drm from pdf files.

If they are adobe drm'd PDFs they're might be a workaround with a little google search.
I've heard that someone got "Adobe ADEPT DRM for PDF circumvented". He should love cabbages

LesleyJ · 08-29-2009, 05:23 AM

I'm looking at that now .... a leetle over my head, but who knows ..... Thanks!

08-27-2009, 03:59 PM	#1
LesleyJ Sony Fan Posts: 10 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Ilfracombe, North Devon, UK Device: Sony E Reader	sony reader full with 19 books, help! Sorry if this is in the wrong place, I've been searching for ages and can't find this problem. I have a Sony Reader 505, which had about 40 books on it. I tried to load more books (via Calibre, the Sony software has never worked for me) and was told it was full. Tried deleting books, still full! Then I formatted it ... all books gone .... started loading books again ... and, 19 books later, it's full again! All books are in .lrf format. Am I doing something wrong here? Getting sooo frustrated, I thought this thing was supposed to hold 160 books? Please can anyone help? :-(

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08-27-2009, 04:08 PM	#2
wild_Willie2 Zealot Posts: 125 Karma: 24 Join Date: Jan 2009 Device: prs 505	How big are your books.... Some books can be as big as 8 tot 10 MB, so this could explain why.. Alternative, spend $ 10 on a 1 gig SD card...

08-27-2009, 04:15 PM	#3
AnemicOak Bookaholic Posts: 14,391 Karma: 54969924 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Minnesota Device: iPad Mini 4, AuraHD, iPhone XR +	Are you using Windows? Mac? How big are your book files? If Windows (with the Reader connected) open my computer and right click on the reader (it should show up as a drive) and select properties. How much memory does it say it has? It's possible the memory is faulty and/or not reading correctly for some reason. If using a Mac you can use Finder to do something similar.

08-27-2009, 04:42 PM	#4
LesleyJ Sony Fan Posts: 10 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Ilfracombe, North Devon, UK Device: Sony E Reader	Thanks for the response! It's true that some of my books are pretty big, but even so ... only 19? I had way more on it before, including War and Peace! However I've just ordered a memory card from Amazon, which should help. Thanks again! :-)

08-27-2009, 06:53 PM	#6
dordale Wizard Posts: 1,731 Karma: 3472866 Join Date: Apr 2008 Device: Sony PRS-650 & 350; Kindle Voyage; Kobo Aura HD, Aura One, and Forma	Unless your LRF files have a lot of images, there isn't any way that 19 books should be filling up your reader! I have over 170 books on mine, including three different versions of both the Old and New Testaments of the Bible. It does sound like there must be something wrong with your reader's memory (since you already tried reformatting). How long have you had your reader? It may be worth a call to Sony customer support. Good luck-I hope you get it sorted out! dordale

08-27-2009, 07:08 PM	#7
Kostas Still wondering why Posts: 253 Karma: 800 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Athens, Greece Device: PRS 505, (BlackBerry Bold ?)	imho, you have to look at the total size of your 19 files before calling Sony CS. You should really do what AnemicOak suggests (post #3)

08-28-2009, 03:24 AM	#8
LesleyJ Sony Fan Posts: 10 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Ilfracombe, North Devon, UK Device: Sony E Reader	No images in the files .... most were originally pdfs which I ran through PDFLRF, and I was surprised at the time how big the new lrf files were - some as big as 13MB. I have a lot of very long lrf ebooks, but I find that none are more than a megabyte or so. I really don't understand why these new files are so big, but at least it doesn't seem to be the Reader's fault (I did what Anemic Oak suggested, and yes, file sizes really do add up to the total ....) - so the question now is, why does PDFLRF result in such huge file sizes? (original pdf files were small) Thanks everyone for your thoughts, that was helpful!

08-28-2009, 03:29 AM	#9
doreenjoy 01000100 01001010 Posts: 1,889 Karma: 2400000 Join Date: Mar 2009 Device: Polyamorous	You might take the PDFs and convert them to LRF using Calibre, and see if they are smaller.

08-28-2009, 04:27 AM	#11
LesleyJ Sony Fan Posts: 10 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Ilfracombe, North Devon, UK Device: Sony E Reader	Thank you SO much for that! Why didn't I think to use Calibre in the first place?? I will certainly do that now, and many thanks to all of you for sorting this out for me!

08-28-2009, 03:01 PM	#12
LesleyJ Sony Fan Posts: 10 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Ilfracombe, North Devon, UK Device: Sony E Reader	weeeelll, that's definitely the answer to some of them. Others, Calibre can't convert because they're drm'd .... and I haven't yet found a way to strip drm from pdf files. However it's been an interesting problem and I've learned a lot (mainly to avoid pdf files in future!) Thanks guys!

08-29-2009, 05:23 AM	#14
LesleyJ Sony Fan Posts: 10 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Ilfracombe, North Devon, UK Device: Sony E Reader	I'm looking at that now .... a leetle over my head, but who knows ..... Thanks!

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