Bookmarks?

evenstr · 08-11-2009, 11:51 AM

I haven't quite narrowed down my list yet (although I do have my top two choices--txtr and BeBook), but one thing I noticed was lack of any mention of a bookmarking function. I am the type of person who reads several books at once, so bookmarks of some sort are essential. I know the Sony 505 has bookmarks, but it seems that one will be outdated very soon. So can anyone tell me, am I just missing something, or do most ereaders not have bookmarks at all? I'd really hate having to carry around some post-it notes so I can track what page I'm on. Any help with this would be appreciated.

HarryT · 08-12-2009, 06:20 AM

All eBook Readers automatically keep track of what page you're on, and re-open the book on the same page when you next re-open it. "Bookmarks" are a different feature, used to mark specific pages that you want to return to, for some reason.

Terisa de morgan · 08-12-2009, 08:54 AM

If you use Mobipocket format in Cybook, you have bookmarks.

evenstr · 08-12-2009, 09:54 AM

HarryT, so even if I switch books in the middle of one, it will remember where I left off?

HarryT · 08-12-2009, 09:58 AM

Yes. That is so.

evenstr · 08-12-2009, 10:13 AM

Wonderful. Thanks for your help.

ahi · 08-12-2009, 03:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HarryT

Yes. That is so.

You are right, of course, Harry!

And yet, I personally cannot break myself (not that I am trying too hard either) of bookmarking the page where I left off in a given book.

Is there anything more to my habit than arguable superstition?

Are there any circumstances in which the "current/last read page" information could be lost by the device, but not the bookmark information? I'm guessing not, since both are metadata and probably not differentiated in the backend, despite one being created only implicitly and the other explicitly.

- Ahi

evenstr · 08-12-2009, 04:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ahi

Are there any circumstances in which the "current/last read page" information could be lost by the device, but not the bookmark information? I'm guessing not, since both are metadata and probably not differentiated in the backend, despite one being created only implicitly and the other explicitly.

- Ahi

Thank goodness for that! Before I seriously looked into an ereader, I bought "100 Classic Books" for Nintendo DS. It seems that every time I don't go back to a book within a week the data is corrupt and I have to start over. It's not very encouraging to think that that might happen every time I use it.

ahi · 08-12-2009, 04:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by evenstr

Thank goodness for that! Before I seriously looked into an ereader, I bought "100 Classic Books" for Nintendo DS. It seems that every time I don't go back to a book within a week the data is corrupt and I have to start over. It's not very encouraging to think that that might happen every time I use it.

Such a "loss of (meta)data" I think would only occur in the case of a crash, which rarely happens.

Though I don't recall ever trying to see whether it's just last book/page read information got lost during crashes, or if bookmarks were also messed up.

- Ahi

HarryT · 08-13-2009, 03:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ahi

Are there any circumstances in which the "current/last read page" information could be lost by the device, but not the bookmark information? I'm guessing not, since both are metadata and probably not differentiated in the backend, despite one being created only implicitly and the other explicitly.

- Ahi

Probably only a corrupt filesystem, and that would then "break" both bookmarks and the "last page read" storage

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08-11-2009, 11:51 AM	#1
evenstr Enthusiast Posts: 43 Karma: 498204 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: St. Louis Device: Kobo Aura H2O	Bookmarks? I haven't quite narrowed down my list yet (although I do have my top two choices--txtr and BeBook), but one thing I noticed was lack of any mention of a bookmarking function. I am the type of person who reads several books at once, so bookmarks of some sort are essential. I know the Sony 505 has bookmarks, but it seems that one will be outdated very soon. So can anyone tell me, am I just missing something, or do most ereaders not have bookmarks at all? I'd really hate having to carry around some post-it notes so I can track what page I'm on. Any help with this would be appreciated.

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08-12-2009, 06:20 AM	#2
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383043 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	All eBook Readers automatically keep track of what page you're on, and re-open the book on the same page when you next re-open it. "Bookmarks" are a different feature, used to mark specific pages that you want to return to, for some reason.

08-12-2009, 08:54 AM	#3
Terisa de morgan Grand Sorcerer Posts: 6,583 Karma: 12595249 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Madrid, Spain Device: Kobo Clara/Aura One/Forma,XiaoMI 5, iPad, Huawei MediaPad, YotaPhone 2	If you use Mobipocket format in Cybook, you have bookmarks.

08-12-2009, 09:54 AM	#4
evenstr Enthusiast Posts: 43 Karma: 498204 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: St. Louis Device: Kobo Aura H2O	HarryT, so even if I switch books in the middle of one, it will remember where I left off?

08-12-2009, 09:58 AM	#5
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383043 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	Yes. That is so.

08-12-2009, 10:13 AM	#6
evenstr Enthusiast Posts: 43 Karma: 498204 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: St. Louis Device: Kobo Aura H2O	Wonderful. Thanks for your help.