PRS-300 slow page turning

JulyMama · 10-12-2009, 01:43 AM

Has anyone noticed really slow page turning on the prs-300? I only have 45 novels on it at the moment, but I noticed that I start reading a book and the page turn only takes one or two seconds, but after a while it takes 10-20 seconds. It may not seem like a lot but when you're reading a book 10-20 seconds is a long time to wait for the page to turn.
Is there a way I can avoid this? or correct it once it starts?
It is so irritating, I am thinking of calling Sony and asking for a replacement, or if this is the same on all of the readers of this model, I may just upgrade, though I really like my 300 and I don't want to change.
Any suggestions? Thanks!

Donnageddon · 10-12-2009, 01:48 AM

Hi, JulyM. What format of book are you reading? No page turn should ever take more than a fraction of a second. You either have a very poorly formatted book, or a defective 300.

JulyMama · 10-12-2009, 02:18 AM

I'm reading epub format, I converted from Lit using calibre

Donnageddon · 10-12-2009, 02:28 AM

Hmmm. I have no experience with making an ePub from a lit file. But I convert a lot of lit files to lrf with calibre, with no problems.

Can you take the same lit file and convert it to lrf and see if that corrects your problem?

dura · 10-12-2009, 06:40 AM

Strange. I got 300 LRF-books on my 300, and page turning time is always the same and fast, < 1 sec.

*Angie* · 10-12-2009, 12:20 PM

Is it doing it on every page turn? I've had a couple of instances where I'll get to the middle of a book and suddenly one page turn takes several seconds longer than usual, but after that one turn, the following ones are back to the normal less-than-a-second turns.

Superlucky · 10-12-2009, 12:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Donnageddon

You either have a very poorly formatted book, or a defective 300.

It sounds like it's a problem with your files. Do you have a problem with purchased epubs?

jswinden · 10-12-2009, 08:06 PM

Sounds like a calibre issue. Bad formatting...

kezza · 10-13-2009, 07:02 PM

Have you tried deleting the history for that book? I feel like I've heard others complain about this problem on the 505, but I can't remember the fix. I've had slow page turns with PDFs, but nothing that accumulates over time. Does it do this with all files or just this one? Are all your books formatted the same way or are they from different sources? Have you tried using a book downloaded from the Sony store, as opposed to one converted on your computer?

darylbrayman · 10-13-2009, 09:11 PM

Most of my books are LIT coverted to ePub on Calibre. My wife and I each have PRS-300's and I have never seen a page change take longer than a fraction of a second. Before you go complaining to Sony I would download any free book from their site and see if you still have the problem. It's going to be pretty hard to convince some tech support person that their product is defective when your using third party, even though we all know it's great, conversion software on non-supported formats.

Regards, Daryl

DrMoze · 10-14-2009, 11:03 AM

I have a mix of epub, lrf, and pdf files on my 300. (About 200 books loaded now--I revamped my expanded "to read" list!) No slow page turns on any of them. I'm pretty sure it's not the 300, but the files, as mentioned above.

JulyMama · 10-16-2009, 02:58 AM

Thanks for the suggestions, I re-converted them to txt, as I didn't really know the different file types, I am pretty new at this. But It's every few books I read I have the same problem, it was never as bad as with this book though. It got up to 28 seconds before turning. Anyways, after I changed it it was fine. So I guess it's the file type? I will use a different format from now on and see if that makes a difference.
If not, i will try downloading a free e-book from sony and see if it's the same.
Thanks everyone!

DrMoze · 10-16-2009, 04:53 PM

There are lots of books on this site here in ePub, lrf, and pdf format. You can try any and all of these easily.

rschlack · 12-15-2010, 03:54 PM

I had the same problem. It would take 5 or 6 seconds to turn a page on my sony psr-300. The book was an epub about 350 pages long. It got so bad that a reboot of the device was taking 20 minutes. I assume it was trying to reformat the last book I had opened. If I pushed the font size button I would be in for a 5 minute wait. I tried formatting the flash memory and converting to other formats. I was ready to give up and buy a kindle, but after deleting the PDF and EPUB versions of this book off the device and giving the device some time, my ebook went back to normal operation. I can still read the book in RTF format and it's quick now. But I want to stress that until I actually deleted the epub off the device things were not working the way they should. I'll post back if the device goes crazy again without that epub book.

oldbwl · 12-15-2010, 04:44 PM

I presume that when the page turn involves a change of file (remember the epub is split in to 260kb sized chunks) there may be a slower response for those pages. If you have a setup in Calibre to split on smaller sizes then you might see it more often.

I also noticed that some ebooks with graphics embeded in the pages are slower to turn.

10-12-2009, 01:43 AM	#1
JulyMama Junior Member Posts: 5 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Vancouver, BC Device: Waiting for my Kindle 3! Sony PRS-300	slow page turning Has anyone noticed really slow page turning on the prs-300? I only have 45 novels on it at the moment, but I noticed that I start reading a book and the page turn only takes one or two seconds, but after a while it takes 10-20 seconds. It may not seem like a lot but when you're reading a book 10-20 seconds is a long time to wait for the page to turn. Is there a way I can avoid this? or correct it once it starts? It is so irritating, I am thinking of calling Sony and asking for a replacement, or if this is the same on all of the readers of this model, I may just upgrade, though I really like my 300 and I don't want to change. Any suggestions? Thanks!

10-13-2009, 09:11 PM	#10
darylbrayman Connoisseur Posts: 76 Karma: 1944308 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Nova Scotia, Canada Device: Kobo, Mini, Glo, Aura and Aura H20	Slow pages Most of my books are LIT coverted to ePub on Calibre. My wife and I each have PRS-300's and I have never seen a page change take longer than a fraction of a second. Before you go complaining to Sony I would download any free book from their site and see if you still have the problem. It's going to be pretty hard to convince some tech support person that their product is defective when your using third party, even though we all know it's great, conversion software on non-supported formats. Regards, Daryl

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10-12-2009, 01:48 AM	#2
Donnageddon Now you lishen here... Posts: 2,494 Karma: 479498 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Seattle-ish Device: Sony PRS-650. Kobo Touch, Kindle Fire	Hi, JulyM. What format of book are you reading? No page turn should ever take more than a fraction of a second. You either have a very poorly formatted book, or a defective 300.

10-12-2009, 02:18 AM	#3
JulyMama Junior Member Posts: 5 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Vancouver, BC Device: Waiting for my Kindle 3! Sony PRS-300	I'm reading epub format, I converted from Lit using calibre

10-12-2009, 02:28 AM	#4
Donnageddon Now you lishen here... Posts: 2,494 Karma: 479498 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Seattle-ish Device: Sony PRS-650. Kobo Touch, Kindle Fire	Hmmm. I have no experience with making an ePub from a lit file. But I convert a lot of lit files to lrf with calibre, with no problems. Can you take the same lit file and convert it to lrf and see if that corrects your problem?

10-12-2009, 06:40 AM	#5
dura Groupie Posts: 174 Karma: 1062434 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Netherlands Device: Kobo H2O (2th edition), Kindle PW11	Strange. I got 300 LRF-books on my 300, and page turning time is always the same and fast, < 1 sec.

10-12-2009, 12:20 PM	#6
Angie Bookish Posts: 50 Karma: 112 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: NB, Canada Device: Kobo, Sony PRS-300	Is it doing it on every page turn? I've had a couple of instances where I'll get to the middle of a book and suddenly one page turn takes several seconds longer than usual, but after that one turn, the following ones are back to the normal less-than-a-second turns.

10-12-2009, 08:06 PM	#8
jswinden Nameless Being	Sounds like a calibre issue. Bad formatting...

10-13-2009, 07:02 PM	#9
kezza Lowlife of the Party Posts: 266 Karma: 4038 Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: seattle Device: nook, iphone	Have you tried deleting the history for that book? I feel like I've heard others complain about this problem on the 505, but I can't remember the fix. I've had slow page turns with PDFs, but nothing that accumulates over time. Does it do this with all files or just this one? Are all your books formatted the same way or are they from different sources? Have you tried using a book downloaded from the Sony store, as opposed to one converted on your computer?

10-14-2009, 11:03 AM	#11
DrMoze Booknut Posts: 860 Karma: 2852 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: West Palm Beach, Florida! Device: Sony Reader 500/505/300/350, Nook Glowlight Plus (6")	I have a mix of epub, lrf, and pdf files on my 300. (About 200 books loaded now--I revamped my expanded "to read" list!) No slow page turns on any of them. I'm pretty sure it's not the 300, but the files, as mentioned above.

10-16-2009, 02:58 AM	#12
JulyMama Junior Member Posts: 5 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Vancouver, BC Device: Waiting for my Kindle 3! Sony PRS-300	Thanks for the suggestions, I re-converted them to txt, as I didn't really know the different file types, I am pretty new at this. But It's every few books I read I have the same problem, it was never as bad as with this book though. It got up to 28 seconds before turning. Anyways, after I changed it it was fine. So I guess it's the file type? I will use a different format from now on and see if that makes a difference. If not, i will try downloading a free e-book from sony and see if it's the same. Thanks everyone!

10-16-2009, 04:53 PM	#13
DrMoze Booknut Posts: 860 Karma: 2852 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: West Palm Beach, Florida! Device: Sony Reader 500/505/300/350, Nook Glowlight Plus (6")	There are lots of books on this site here in ePub, lrf, and pdf format. You can try any and all of these easily.

12-15-2010, 03:54 PM	#14
rschlack Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2010 Device: Sony Reader pocket edition	I had the same problem. It would take 5 or 6 seconds to turn a page on my sony psr-300. The book was an epub about 350 pages long. It got so bad that a reboot of the device was taking 20 minutes. I assume it was trying to reformat the last book I had opened. If I pushed the font size button I would be in for a 5 minute wait. I tried formatting the flash memory and converting to other formats. I was ready to give up and buy a kindle, but after deleting the PDF and EPUB versions of this book off the device and giving the device some time, my ebook went back to normal operation. I can still read the book in RTF format and it's quick now. But I want to stress that until I actually deleted the epub off the device things were not working the way they should. I'll post back if the device goes crazy again without that epub book.

12-15-2010, 04:44 PM	#15
oldbwl Zealot Posts: 122 Karma: 164 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Old Ynysybwl Device: Sony PRS-300	I presume that when the page turn involves a change of file (remember the epub is split in to 260kb sized chunks) there may be a slower response for those pages. If you have a setup in Calibre to split on smaller sizes then you might see it more often. I also noticed that some ebooks with graphics embeded in the pages are slower to turn.