How do you use old e-readers? - Page 3

BookCat · 09-01-2022, 06:43 AM

I still use all my ereaders (listed under the sleeping cat to the left) apart from the Sony prs-505, purely because it has two main faults for me: no frontlight and the font isn't very adjustable. I keep it because it has an SD card with lots of books on. Sometimes I convert the lrf formats to epubs or azw3 and put them on a kindle or kobo.

The kindles are still useful, they have lots of books on them which I may as well read on the paperwhites rather than fill up my kobo with duplicates. So I switch between them.

The only difficulty is remembering to keep them all charged, especially the non-active Sony.

ZodWallop · 09-01-2022, 04:10 PM

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Originally Posted by BookCat

The kindles are still useful, they have lots of books on them which I may as well read on the paperwhites rather than fill up my kobo with duplicates. So I switch between them.

The only difficulty is remembering to keep them all charged, especially the non-active Sony.

I'd think another difficulty is remembering which book is on which device.

Sirtel · 09-01-2022, 04:50 PM

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Originally Posted by ZodWallop

I'd think another difficulty is remembering which book is on which device.

A custom column in Calibre helps with that.

These days I keep the same books on both my Kobos, so I don't need to worry about such issues. They both have 32GB, plenty of space.

ZodWallop · 09-01-2022, 08:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Sirtel

These days I keep the same books on both my Kobos, so I don't need to worry about such issues.

I do the same.

Solarfl4re · 09-01-2022, 10:04 PM

My first e-reader (a Kindle Touch w/ cellular we got for $25) is still my only one. It was losing my place in books until I replaced the now-old battery. Love the form factor & the soft-touch plastic back.

When and if I retire it, I'll leave it plugged in connected via ssh to my computer and display something useful from my terminal.

Renate · 09-02-2022, 07:46 AM

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Originally Posted by Solarfl4re

When and if I retire it, I'll leave it plugged in connected via ssh to my computer and display something useful from my terminal.

My status display is running off my "house" Raspberry Pi. I use USB and ADB TCP forwarding so I don't need to add any WiFi traffic.

Tarana · 09-14-2022, 09:37 PM

Sadly, Kindle Keyboard #4 of my collection has died. Power button failure. Good thing I have 3 more!

Renate · 09-15-2022, 06:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Tarana

Sadly, Kindle Keyboard #4 of my collection has died. Power button failure.

So fix it!

Dr. Drib · 09-24-2022, 08:07 AM

Really old ones?

That's easy. I drop it from a seven floor apartment building. If it doesn't survive the fall, then obviously I should have bought a case all those years ago.

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09-01-2022, 06:43 AM	#31
BookCat C L J Posts: 2,911 Karma: 21115458 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Birmingham UK Device: Sony e-reader 505, Kindle PW2, Kindle PW3, Kobo Libra2	I still use all my ereaders (listed under the sleeping cat to the left) apart from the Sony prs-505, purely because it has two main faults for me: no frontlight and the font isn't very adjustable. I keep it because it has an SD card with lots of books on. Sometimes I convert the lrf formats to epubs or azw3 and put them on a kindle or kobo. The kindles are still useful, they have lots of books on them which I may as well read on the paperwhites rather than fill up my kobo with duplicates. So I switch between them. The only difficulty is remembering to keep them all charged, especially the non-active Sony.

09-01-2022, 10:04 PM	#35
Solarfl4re Junior Member Posts: 7 Karma: 214 Join Date: Apr 2012 Device: Kindle Touch	My first e-reader (a Kindle Touch w/ cellular we got for $25) is still my only one. It was losing my place in books until I replaced the now-old battery. Love the form factor & the soft-touch plastic back. When and if I retire it, I'll leave it plugged in connected via ssh to my computer and display something useful from my terminal.

09-14-2022, 09:37 PM	#37
Tarana Wizard Posts: 4,038 Karma: 38840460 Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Minneapolis Device: PWSE, Voyage, K3, HDX, KBasic 7 & 8, Nook Glo3, Echos, Nanos	Sadly, Kindle Keyboard #4 of my collection has died. Power button failure. Good thing I have 3 more!

09-24-2022, 08:07 AM	#39
Dr. Drib Grand Sorcerer Posts: 45,441 Karma: 59592133 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Peru Device: KINDLE: Oasis 3, Scribe (1st), Matcha; KOBO: Libra 2, Libra Colour	Really old ones? That's easy. I drop it from a seven floor apartment building. If it doesn't survive the fall, then obviously I should have bought a case all those years ago.

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