How many books do you store in your reader? - Page 2

crossi · 10-08-2012, 08:29 AM

I have about 850 on my KK. No trouble with switching between books. I read fast so it never takes me more than a day or two for a book so why switch unless the book is bad and then I just quit that book.

fjtorres · 10-08-2012, 08:30 AM

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Originally Posted by redryder

Do you guys managed to complete a book in one sitting or do you get tempted to switch books halfway?

One sitting? Not as often as I used to when I had more free time.

But switching books? Rarely. There are very few books I've bought that I couldn't get through to the end. What I start I finish and its easier to finish if you just keep on going. (Of course, nobody says you have to read every last word in the gratuitous sex scenes, for example. Skipping the florid description of the landscape and the forest's ecology is also a valid reading technique.

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Dr. Drib · 10-08-2012, 08:32 AM

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Originally Posted by Matriarch

I fill my Kindle with as many books as I possibly can. At present I have ~500 books on my Kindle, and next time it needs to be charged, I'll be upping that number to ~1500. When I get a second e-reader, I plan on putting ~20,000 books on a microSD card. One of the primary reasons that I purchased an e-reader was so that I'd be able to carry my entire library with me, wherever I went - I hoard books.

Here! Here!

I have over 2,000 ebooks on my nook touch, but I'm currently in the process of cleaning up and managing calibre, so I plan to have better consistency when I transfer whatever I want over to my nook and/or Kindle.

Don

DrNefario · 10-08-2012, 08:46 AM

I have about 500 on my KK, mainly because of all the freebies I "buy" which get automatically downloaded. There are a little over a hundred paid-for books.

On my Kobo there are maybe 60. Since the wifi has never worked, and I have to maintain the library manually, it doesn't tend to run away so much.

Hellmark · 10-08-2012, 09:07 AM

I keep about 500 on mine.

DiapDealer · 10-08-2012, 09:48 AM

I have about five ebooks on mine right now ... and I'm overdue for a cleanup and feeling a bit cluttered to tell the truth.

RDaneel54 · 10-08-2012, 10:02 AM

I did try to manage the number of books on my Kindle, really. But this year the number has gone up; I'm now over 230. However, I keep a "To Be Read" collection to manage my reading.

I mainly read a book through before moving on, except for those times the book is absolute junk. Sometimes, I have two or three going at the same time.

I'm not tempted to give up a book because I have all the others on my Kindle. I do like having a small library with me at all times as it makes choosing the next book easier.

rlowe · 10-08-2012, 10:17 AM

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Originally Posted by david_e

I keep 10 to 20 on my iPad. I only read one at a time, usually completing two books a day, sometimes more. After I finish the current selection, I delete them all and add 10 to 20 more.

Same here, I keep about 15 books in my iPad. But these days I prefer reading news instead of books, because I recently discovered Pulse

Quake1028 · 10-08-2012, 10:27 AM

I have a 32GB iPad 3 as my main reader, so I have tons of space. Right now I have my entire TBR list which numbers around 100 books.

pidgeon92 · 10-08-2012, 01:45 PM

I've kept a few hundred on each of my Kindles, but with my new Kindle I've decided I'm just going to keep about a dozen. I'll load books onto it from Calibre as necessary.

bgalbrecht · 10-08-2012, 02:07 PM

I have over 10,000 on my Nook Touch, but I've been thinking of splitting my Calibre database into two, "stuff I paid for or freebies that I really want to read" and "freebies I'm probably never going to read". I really wish that the Nook Touch had a shelving system that is usable when you have more than 100-200 books.

spindlegirl · 10-08-2012, 02:22 PM

I'm getting to the point where I have to sort into separate libraries. I have Gutenberg Downloads, Sample books, Kindle freebies, Smashwords Freebies all lumped in the same library, but batch tagged for easy reference.

Namekuseijin · 10-08-2012, 03:21 PM

I need a full library of at least 500 books (many of them compilations of works of older authors). That way I can zap through my current readings at ease. I also got a fair share of poetry books and that doesn't need focused reading of linear chapter progress...

Apache · 10-08-2012, 04:31 PM

I have a little over 2000 on my Nook Color. I like to have them all there because I never know what I want to read next and I like to read books over and over.
Apache

unkilbeeg · 10-08-2012, 05:00 PM

I've got 4 or 500 on an SD card in my PB360. As I pick up more ebooks, that will continue to increase. Switching is really not a matter of temptation -- I'll read a book until it's finished. Not to say I don't switch books, but it's location based. At any given time I've got a couple of dead trees going and one ebook. What I'm reading depends on where I am.

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10-08-2012, 08:29 AM	#16
crossi Guru Posts: 997 Karma: 12000001 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Seattle Wahington U.S. Device: kindle	I have about 850 on my KK. No trouble with switching between books. I read fast so it never takes me more than a day or two for a book so why switch unless the book is bad and then I just quit that book.

10-08-2012, 08:46 AM	#19
DrNefario Wizard Posts: 2,205 Karma: 12029046 Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: UK Device: Kindle, Kobo Touch, Nook SimpleTouch	I have about 500 on my KK, mainly because of all the freebies I "buy" which get automatically downloaded. There are a little over a hundred paid-for books. On my Kobo there are maybe 60. Since the wifi has never worked, and I have to maintain the library manually, it doesn't tend to run away so much.

10-08-2012, 09:07 AM	#20
Hellmark Wizard Posts: 2,592 Karma: 4290425 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Foristell, Missouri, USA Device: Nokia N800, PRS-505, Nook STR Glowlight, Kindle 3, Kobo Libra 2	I keep about 500 on mine.

10-08-2012, 09:48 AM	#21
DiapDealer Grand Sorcerer Posts: 28,585 Karma: 204624552 Join Date: Jan 2010 Device: Nexus 7, Kindle Fire HD	I have about five ebooks on mine right now ... and I'm overdue for a cleanup and feeling a bit cluttered to tell the truth.

10-08-2012, 10:02 AM	#22
RDaneel54 Aging Positronic Brain Posts: 633 Karma: 2155452 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Aurora (when off-Earth) Device: Amazon Oasis; iPhone, iPad Mini	I did try to manage the number of books on my Kindle, really. But this year the number has gone up; I'm now over 230. However, I keep a "To Be Read" collection to manage my reading. I mainly read a book through before moving on, except for those times the book is absolute junk. Sometimes, I have two or three going at the same time. I'm not tempted to give up a book because I have all the others on my Kindle. I do like having a small library with me at all times as it makes choosing the next book easier.

10-08-2012, 10:27 AM	#24
Quake1028 Guru Posts: 917 Karma: 9155462 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Tampa, FL Device: See signature	I have a 32GB iPad 3 as my main reader, so I have tons of space. Right now I have my entire TBR list which numbers around 100 books.

10-08-2012, 01:45 PM	#25
pidgeon92 Wizard Posts: 3,144 Karma: 8426142 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Chicago, IL Device: Kindle PW2, Kindle Voyage, Kindle DXG, Boox M90, Kobo Aura HD	I've kept a few hundred on each of my Kindles, but with my new Kindle I've decided I'm just going to keep about a dozen. I'll load books onto it from Calibre as necessary.

10-08-2012, 02:07 PM	#26
bgalbrecht Wizard Posts: 1,806 Karma: 13399999 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: US Device: Nook Simple Touch, Kobo Glo HD, Kobo Clara HD, Kindle 4	I have over 10,000 on my Nook Touch, but I've been thinking of splitting my Calibre database into two, "stuff I paid for or freebies that I really want to read" and "freebies I'm probably never going to read". I really wish that the Nook Touch had a shelving system that is usable when you have more than 100-200 books.

10-08-2012, 02:22 PM	#27
spindlegirl Wizard Posts: 1,594 Karma: 21245891 Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Canada Device: Kobo Libra h20, Paperwhite 2017, Phone & Tablet w Moonreader	I'm getting to the point where I have to sort into separate libraries. I have Gutenberg Downloads, Sample books, Kindle freebies, Smashwords Freebies all lumped in the same library, but batch tagged for easy reference.

10-08-2012, 03:21 PM	#28
Namekuseijin affordable chipmunk Posts: 1,290 Karma: 9863855 Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Brazil Device: Sony XPeria ZL, Kindle Paperwhite	I need a full library of at least 500 books (many of them compilations of works of older authors). That way I can zap through my current readings at ease. I also got a fair share of poetry books and that doesn't need focused reading of linear chapter progress...

10-08-2012, 04:31 PM	#29
Apache Readaholic Posts: 5,277 Karma: 90000484 Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: South Georgia Device: Surface Pro 6 / Galaxy Tab A 8"	I have a little over 2000 on my Nook Color. I like to have them all there because I never know what I want to read next and I like to read books over and over. Apache

10-08-2012, 05:00 PM	#30
unkilbeeg Enthusiast Posts: 49 Karma: 80904 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Bakersfield, CA Device: Sony PRS-500/Astak EZReader 5"/PocketBook 360/Kindle	I've got 4 or 500 on an SD card in my PB360. As I pick up more ebooks, that will continue to increase. Switching is really not a matter of temptation -- I'll read a book until it's finished. Not to say I don't switch books, but it's location based. At any given time I've got a couple of dead trees going and one ebook. What I'm reading depends on where I am.