Do you keep all your books on your device? - Page 8

pwalker8 · 01-15-2012, 11:16 PM

I find it interesting that there seems to be a three way tie between all books, unread books and a mix, yet there just hasn't been a good solution for organizing books on a book reader. Most of the book reader apps assume that you will only have a few books on the device at a time. The best right now seems to be categories as implemented by iBooks, Sony and Kindle (yet not the kindle apps for iPad and android). That seems to be a big gap that could easily be solved if Apple or Amazon supported invoking the app with a specific book.

Joykins · 01-16-2012, 02:07 AM

I keep unread books, unloaned-but-lendable books, and books I think I might want to reread on my device. I archive books I doubt I'll read again (and, if lendable, I only archive them once they've already been lent--I participate in lending sites and like to have my lendable books unarchived because they're easier to lend that way). I never know what I'm going to be in the mood to read so I like to have everything handy.

I use the "shelves" on my nook and one of the shelves is "unread." Another is "borrowed." My other shelves are genres.

flipreads · 01-16-2012, 04:28 AM

I only keep a handful of eBooks. My main library is on my desktop, which in turn is backed up on Dropbox... (and the occasional external hard drive backup)

coderserdar · 01-16-2012, 05:00 AM

i can not because
when i find new books about mystery/detective or thriller genre
i upload them to my kindle

anamardoll · 01-16-2012, 10:44 AM

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Originally Posted by pwalker8

I find it interesting that there seems to be a three way tie between all books, unread books and a mix, yet there just hasn't been a good solution for organizing books on a book reader. Most of the book reader apps assume that you will only have a few books on the device at a time. The best right now seems to be categories as implemented by iBooks, Sony and Kindle (yet not the kindle apps for iPad and android). That seems to be a big gap that could easily be solved if Apple or Amazon supported invoking the app with a specific book.

Yep. One big reason why I'm a Sony Girl.

soulfuldog · 01-16-2012, 01:56 PM

I'd go with two categories "mostly unread books on the device" and "only a selection of books". It's an e-reader for reading my books, not a storage solution.

Like many, I use Calibre to manage my e-books, and as well as it's library management tools, it makes it easy to back-up my library, so how well they can be organised on my e-reader is completely immaterial.

mwheinz · 01-16-2012, 01:58 PM

When I had my Sony, I kept everything on the Reader. When I moved to the Nook, I discovered that the "shelf" organization system was awful, so I cut back.

rsand27 · 01-17-2012, 09:47 PM

No way. When I first got my Kindle app on Android I downloaded a ton of free classics. I ended up deleting about 95% of them soon after. It was just too much clutter. Now I try to keep maybe 10 on the device and delete anything from the archive that I don't want to keep.

Katsunami · 01-18-2012, 03:16 PM

I only have unread books on the device, like so:

Collection: Unread (Amazon)
Collection: Unread (Sideloaded)
Current book I'm reading: On home screen
Read, from Amazon: removed to archive, copy on computer
Read, sideloaded: deleted, copy on computer

Most of the time each collection hold around 10 books to immediately provide me a pick when I finish a book. The sideloaded books mostly are ebook versions of paperbacks I have and that are candidates to be reread, or they're books that Amazon does not provide (obviously, or they'd be in the Amazon collection).

Is it even possible to remove a book from your archive, short of fully deleting it on the Amazon site (and having to purchase it again if you want to reread it)?

The Kindle does not have sufficient categorizing, sorting and searching capabilities to keep everything on it, imho. To be honest, I find that disappointing. In this regard, it's not better than my previous Cybook. I wonder why Apple never issued an reader connected to iTunes. (Not that matters for me, because I hate that company with a passion for several reasons... But that is another topic.)

shanghaichica · 01-19-2012, 06:10 AM

Well I keep most of my books on there. i put anything on there that I might ever read in life.

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Yes, as much as possible. I get twitchy if I don't have all my books at all times.	88	31.77%
Yes, but only because my device/store is sync'd up.	9	3.25%
No, I mostly keep unread books on the device. I delete as I read.	91	32.85%
No, I only keep a selection of books. Too much clutter is bad.	94	33.94%
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01-18-2012, 03:16 PM	#114
Katsunami Grand Sorcerer Posts: 6,111 Karma: 34000001 Join Date: Mar 2008 Device: KPW1, KA1	I only have unread books on the device, like so: Collection: Unread (Amazon) Collection: Unread (Sideloaded) Current book I'm reading: On home screen Read, from Amazon: removed to archive, copy on computer Read, sideloaded: deleted, copy on computer Most of the time each collection hold around 10 books to immediately provide me a pick when I finish a book. The sideloaded books mostly are ebook versions of paperbacks I have and that are candidates to be reread, or they're books that Amazon does not provide (obviously, or they'd be in the Amazon collection). Is it even possible to remove a book from your archive, short of fully deleting it on the Amazon site (and having to purchase it again if you want to reread it)? The Kindle does not have sufficient categorizing, sorting and searching capabilities to keep everything on it, imho. To be honest, I find that disappointing. In this regard, it's not better than my previous Cybook. I wonder why Apple never issued an reader connected to iTunes. (Not that matters for me, because I hate that company with a passion for several reasons... But that is another topic.) Last edited by Katsunami; 01-18-2012 at 04:12 PM.

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01-15-2012, 11:16 PM	#106
pwalker8 Grand Sorcerer Posts: 7,196 Karma: 70314280 Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Atlanta, GA Device: iPad Pro, iPad mini, Kobo Aura, Amazon paperwhite, Sony PRS-T2	I find it interesting that there seems to be a three way tie between all books, unread books and a mix, yet there just hasn't been a good solution for organizing books on a book reader. Most of the book reader apps assume that you will only have a few books on the device at a time. The best right now seems to be categories as implemented by iBooks, Sony and Kindle (yet not the kindle apps for iPad and android). That seems to be a big gap that could easily be solved if Apple or Amazon supported invoking the app with a specific book.

01-16-2012, 02:07 AM	#107
Joykins Wizard Posts: 1,612 Karma: 9211856 Join Date: Jan 2010 Device: kindle Oasis 2018, kindle 4 NT, kindle PW2, iPhone, iPad mini	I keep unread books, unloaned-but-lendable books, and books I think I might want to reread on my device. I archive books I doubt I'll read again (and, if lendable, I only archive them once they've already been lent--I participate in lending sites and like to have my lendable books unarchived because they're easier to lend that way). I never know what I'm going to be in the mood to read so I like to have everything handy. I use the "shelves" on my nook and one of the shelves is "unread." Another is "borrowed." My other shelves are genres.

01-16-2012, 04:28 AM	#108
flipreads Connoisseur Posts: 99 Karma: 433632 Join Date: Dec 2011 Device: iPad	I only keep a handful of eBooks. My main library is on my desktop, which in turn is backed up on Dropbox... (and the occasional external hard drive backup)

01-16-2012, 05:00 AM	#109
coderserdar Groupie Posts: 186 Karma: 37852 Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Türkiye Device: Amazon Kindle 3 Wifi, İpod Touch 4th Generation	i can not because when i find new books about mystery/detective or thriller genre i upload them to my kindle

01-16-2012, 01:56 PM	#111
soulfuldog I ♥ Calibre Posts: 2,073 Karma: 5678911 Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis, Voyage, Sony PRS-350, Hudl2	I'd go with two categories "mostly unread books on the device" and "only a selection of books". It's an e-reader for reading my books, not a storage solution. Like many, I use Calibre to manage my e-books, and as well as it's library management tools, it makes it easy to back-up my library, so how well they can be organised on my e-reader is completely immaterial.

01-16-2012, 01:58 PM	#112
mwheinz award-winning bozo Posts: 258 Karma: 172703 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Philadelphia Device: Kobo Libra 2	When I had my Sony, I kept everything on the Reader. When I moved to the Nook, I discovered that the "shelf" organization system was awful, so I cut back.

01-17-2012, 09:47 PM	#113
rsand27 Member Posts: 13 Karma: 494856 Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Chicago, IL Device: Android	No way. When I first got my Kindle app on Android I downloaded a ton of free classics. I ended up deleting about 95% of them soon after. It was just too much clutter. Now I try to keep maybe 10 on the device and delete anything from the archive that I don't want to keep.

01-19-2012, 06:10 AM	#115
shanghaichica Guru Posts: 991 Karma: 5782970 Join Date: Jul 2010 Device: Scribe,Kindle Oasis 3, iPad Pro 11,15 Pro Max,iPad mini 7,colorsoft	Well I keep most of my books on there. i put anything on there that I might ever read in life.

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