505 to 600

Bilbo1967 · 07-15-2010, 03:48 PM

OK, this is probably a really stupid question, but I can't work it out for myself and I know that everybody else here is really clever

I have a 505 and am expecting to take delivery of a 600 shortly. I have all my books (mainly epub's, but a few lrf's and pdf's as well) on a 2gb SD card and have moved them to this using Calibre.

When my 600 turns up, can I just take the SD card out of the 505 and put it in the 600 and everything will be there, or do I need to do something else?

No laughing please!

laitsabr · 07-15-2010, 04:52 PM

I did the migration from 505 to 600 too, and the books I had (ePub, lrf, pdf) did not need any further manipulation (unless you are into the font-changing thing...)

Bilbo1967 · 07-15-2010, 04:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by laitsabr

I did the migration from 505 to 600 too, and the books I had (ePub, lrf, pdf) did not need any further manipulation (unless you are into the font-changing thing...)

Thanks - good to hear that from somebody who's been there!

Ervserver · 07-15-2010, 06:27 PM

yer good .... enjoy!

Mike_73 · 07-16-2010, 12:58 AM

The Sony readers check whether or not a memory card is inserted. If so and it is powered up, the reader builds up / modifies its internal database to adjust entries according to the available memory (internal and memory cards).

Bilbo1967 · 07-16-2010, 05:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ervserver

yer good .... enjoy!

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mike_73

The Sony readers check whether or not a memory card is inserted. If so and it is powered up, the reader builds up / modifies its internal database to adjust entries according to the available memory (internal and memory cards).

Thankyou both.

radius · 07-16-2010, 05:36 PM

You didn't say whether your books are DRM'ed or not. If they are, I would be surprised if you could simply transfer them on SD card.

Bilbo1967 · 07-16-2010, 05:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by radius

You didn't say whether your books are DRM'ed or not. If they are, I would be surprised if you could simply transfer them on SD card.

Ah, good point. No DRM on any of them. I should have made that clear.

banjobama · 07-16-2010, 11:57 PM

Yep, it's already been made clear, but you'll be fine with the books on an SD card.

Mike_73 · 07-17-2010, 04:12 AM

You could move the files to SD even with DRM. Maybe not with the library program, but with a file browser. But you could then run into issues on the reader opening the files.
But whatever, I don't like DRM either and try to have as little DRM content as possible.

Bilbo1967 · 07-17-2010, 08:49 AM

OK, my 600 arrived today and, after the infuriating wait while charging it for the first time, I just inserted the SD card from my 505.

It took about 5-10 minutes to load it up initially, but all seems absolutely fine.

Many thanks to those of you who responded.

Mike_73 · 07-17-2010, 01:07 PM

Yep, charging when you just unpacked your new toy....
I was actually more than surprised when I saw that the ipad was fully charged. I mean I really couldn't believe it....

07-15-2010, 03:48 PM	#1
Bilbo1967 Not scared! Posts: 13,424 Karma: 81011643 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Midlands, UK Device: Kindle Paperwhite 10, Huawei M5 10	505 to 600 OK, this is probably a really stupid question, but I can't work it out for myself and I know that everybody else here is really clever I have a 505 and am expecting to take delivery of a 600 shortly. I have all my books (mainly epub's, but a few lrf's and pdf's as well) on a 2gb SD card and have moved them to this using Calibre. When my 600 turns up, can I just take the SD card out of the 505 and put it in the 600 and everything will be there, or do I need to do something else? No laughing please!

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laitsabr Daily Learner Posts: 36 Karma: 174 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Seattle-ish Device: Sony PRS-950, 350, 300, 600(sold), 505(dead), Coby 7024	I did the migration from 505 to 600 too, and the books I had (ePub, lrf, pdf) did not need any further manipulation (unless you are into the font-changing thing...)

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Ervserver Wizard Posts: 2,624 Karma: 1008294 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Iowa, USA Device: Nook Simple Touch	yer good .... enjoy!

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Mike_73 Guru Posts: 750 Karma: 1323 Join Date: Dec 2009 Device: PRS-505, PRS-600, iPad 16GB Wifi, Kindle Voyage, Nexus 6, Razr HD	The Sony readers check whether or not a memory card is inserted. If so and it is powered up, the reader builds up / modifies its internal database to adjust entries according to the available memory (internal and memory cards).

07-16-2010, 05:36 PM	#7
radius Lector minore Posts: 660 Karma: 1738720 Join Date: Jan 2008 Device: Aura One, Paperwhite Signature	You didn't say whether your books are DRM'ed or not. If they are, I would be surprised if you could simply transfer them on SD card.

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banjobama Busy Read'n Posts: 980 Karma: 5039283 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Auburn, WA Device: Pocketbook Touch Lux 5	Yep, it's already been made clear, but you'll be fine with the books on an SD card.

07-17-2010, 04:12 AM	#10
Mike_73 Guru Posts: 750 Karma: 1323 Join Date: Dec 2009 Device: PRS-505, PRS-600, iPad 16GB Wifi, Kindle Voyage, Nexus 6, Razr HD	You could move the files to SD even with DRM. Maybe not with the library program, but with a file browser. But you could then run into issues on the reader opening the files. But whatever, I don't like DRM either and try to have as little DRM content as possible.

07-17-2010, 08:49 AM	#11
Bilbo1967 Not scared! Posts: 13,424 Karma: 81011643 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Midlands, UK Device: Kindle Paperwhite 10, Huawei M5 10	OK, my 600 arrived today and, after the infuriating wait while charging it for the first time, I just inserted the SD card from my 505. It took about 5-10 minutes to load it up initially, but all seems absolutely fine. Many thanks to those of you who responded.

07-17-2010, 01:07 PM	#12
Mike_73 Guru Posts: 750 Karma: 1323 Join Date: Dec 2009 Device: PRS-505, PRS-600, iPad 16GB Wifi, Kindle Voyage, Nexus 6, Razr HD	Yep, charging when you just unpacked your new toy.... I was actually more than surprised when I saw that the ipad was fully charged. I mean I really couldn't believe it....

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