Which one of these activities do you dedicate more time to? - Page 2

daviddem · 12-18-2008, 01:58 PM

I voted for "hanging out on MobileRead" because this is what I do most at the moment, since I am just getting started in the ebook world. This is a great place to learn all there is to know about ebooks.

What drove me to conduct the poll is that I was first stunned by the plethora of formats, readers, DRM issues and related software, so I thought that people might be spending a lot of time dealing with these issues. I also see that some people spend a LOT of time here.

In passing, a great thank you to all the tech heads here who spend a lot of time developing software for our sake. I hope to find some time to do some contributions myself to make life easier for those not so comfortable with computers.

badgoodDeb · 12-18-2008, 02:29 PM

I want option D: about equal for all three.

I do find that keeping a text file of all the book titles is helpful. Then I put that text file (00index.txt) on my Kindle, and can find a book for a particular mood more easily. I do my organization in the text file -- these are all mysteries, these are SF, these are by author XYZ....

montsnmags · 12-18-2008, 08:59 PM

MobileRead is the foul but beautiful temptress of your time, and Alexander her pimp (I can even see him in the purple, velour overcoat, the white hat, the snakeskin boots and carrying the totally blinged-out walking cane).

Guess which option I voted for?

Cheers,
Marc

Tattncat · 12-19-2008, 10:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by daviddem

In other (crude) words, are you a book worm or a tech freak?

Edit: could an admin please add this option to the poll: Hanging out on MobileRead
and correct the typo in the title of the poll: to -> do

Both to a certain degree, but mostly a long, long, time bookworm.

GeoffC · 12-20-2008, 06:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Laine

Way too much time on all 3.
Does anyone have one of those 12 step programs?

Laine

you mean the ones that allow you to move from your ground floor level to the bedroom ?

Steven Lyle Jordan · 12-23-2008, 02:37 PM

If I take the "etc" out of question 2, I can vote for "Reading." But as I'd consider "etc" to include things like writing e-books and developing my book site, that one area alone would get my vote as most time-consuming. Unless you wouldn't consider those items part of "etc".

Judges? I need a ruling! Writing and site developing... part of "etc"?

daviddem · 12-24-2008, 08:55 AM

Yes, part of "etc" since they are ebook related activities that you spend time on your computer for (for the writing of books, only count the time you spend formatting your work into an ebook, not the writing itself which you would do anyway if the book was a p-book).

kacir · 12-24-2008, 09:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by daviddem

What drove me to conduct the poll is that I was first stunned by the plethora of formats, readers, DRM issues and related software, so I thought that people might be spending a lot of time dealing with these issues.

Once you discover your favorite tools and once you convert your first couple of hundred books ;-) and find THE format that is perfect for you, converting a book will take a very small fraction of the time needed to read it. Also remember: You do not need to convert your entire hoard at once. You will be reading one book after another anyway, so if you have several dozens of books converted and waiting for "their" moment you are all set.

ProDigit · 12-26-2008, 11:07 AM

It is actually creating an e-book that takes the longest.
You can create ebooks in 3 ways:
1- the simply putting a text book in another e-format jacket,
2- Finding and scanning (original) pictures to add to the book
3- Scanning a book, and/or correcting electronic errors before creating a book

The first does not take a lot of time. You can create an ebook in 15 minutes.
The second takes slightly longer, on average you'll lose a good few hours per book.
The third one takes longest. You can easily spend between 4 to 90 hours per book, correcting spelling errors,creating hyperlinks, and scanning a book itself do take up a lot of time.
Because I have the time, I figured I'd better do the hardest books, since most people will prefer directly converting Gutenberg books to e-formats.

If it's a good ebook, I tend to read it while creating it on my PC. That takes an additional time toll.

ShortNCuddlyAm · 12-26-2008, 11:40 AM

I want to be able to vote for one and three!

View Poll Results: Which of these activities do you dedicate more time to?
Reading books	31	54.39%
Organising my book collection, messing around with ebook devices, deDRMing, converting formats, etc	14	24.56%
Hanging out on MobileRead	12	21.05%
Voters: 57. You may not vote on this poll

12-18-2008, 01:58 PM	#16
daviddem Connoisseur Posts: 63 Karma: 244 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Dubai Device: Sony PRS-T1	I voted for "hanging out on MobileRead" because this is what I do most at the moment, since I am just getting started in the ebook world. This is a great place to learn all there is to know about ebooks. What drove me to conduct the poll is that I was first stunned by the plethora of formats, readers, DRM issues and related software, so I thought that people might be spending a lot of time dealing with these issues. I also see that some people spend a LOT of time here. In passing, a great thank you to all the tech heads here who spend a lot of time developing software for our sake. I hope to find some time to do some contributions myself to make life easier for those not so comfortable with computers. Last edited by daviddem; 12-18-2008 at 02:02 PM.

12-26-2008, 11:07 AM	#24
ProDigit Karmaniac Posts: 2,553 Karma: 11499146 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Miami FL Device: PRS-505, Jetbook, + Mini, +Color, Astak Ez Reader Pro, PPW1, Aura H2O	It is actually creating an e-book that takes the longest. You can create ebooks in 3 ways: 1- the simply putting a text book in another e-format jacket, 2- Finding and scanning (original) pictures to add to the book 3- Scanning a book, and/or correcting electronic errors before creating a book The first does not take a lot of time. You can create an ebook in 15 minutes. The second takes slightly longer, on average you'll lose a good few hours per book. The third one takes longest. You can easily spend between 4 to 90 hours per book, correcting spelling errors,creating hyperlinks, and scanning a book itself do take up a lot of time. Because I have the time, I figured I'd better do the hardest books, since most people will prefer directly converting Gutenberg books to e-formats. If it's a good ebook, I tend to read it while creating it on my PC. That takes an additional time toll. Last edited by ProDigit; 12-26-2008 at 11:15 AM.

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12-18-2008, 02:29 PM	#17
badgoodDeb Grand Sorcerer Posts: 8,501 Karma: 64095689 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Harrisburg outskirts Device: Palms, K1-4s, iPads, iPhones, KV, KO1	I want option D: about equal for all three. I do find that keeping a text file of all the book titles is helpful. Then I put that text file (00index.txt) on my Kindle, and can find a book for a particular mood more easily. I do my organization in the text file -- these are all mysteries, these are SF, these are by author XYZ....

12-18-2008, 08:59 PM	#18
montsnmags Grand Sorcerer Posts: 10,155 Karma: 4632658 Join Date: Nov 2007 Device: none	MobileRead is the foul but beautiful temptress of your time, and Alexander her pimp (I can even see him in the purple, velour overcoat, the white hat, the snakeskin boots and carrying the totally blinged-out walking cane). Guess which option I voted for? Cheers, Marc

12-23-2008, 02:37 PM	#21
Steven Lyle Jordan Grand Sorcerer Posts: 8,478 Karma: 5171130 Join Date: Jan 2006 Device: none	If I take the "etc" out of question 2, I can vote for "Reading." But as I'd consider "etc" to include things like writing e-books and developing my book site, that one area alone would get my vote as most time-consuming. Unless you wouldn't consider those items part of "etc". Judges? I need a ruling! Writing and site developing... part of "etc"?

12-24-2008, 08:55 AM	#22
daviddem Connoisseur Posts: 63 Karma: 244 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Dubai Device: Sony PRS-T1	Yes, part of "etc" since they are ebook related activities that you spend time on your computer for (for the writing of books, only count the time you spend formatting your work into an ebook, not the writing itself which you would do anyway if the book was a p-book).

12-26-2008, 11:40 AM	#25
ShortNCuddlyAm WWHALD Posts: 7,879 Karma: 337114 Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Mitcham, Surrey, UK Device: iPad. Selling my silver 505 here	I want to be able to vote for one and three!

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