Anyone here remove books from sd card after reading?

clerky96 · 05-30-2010, 08:38 AM

I had to send our jbl back to ectaco for repairs because it locked up, so while I am awaiting it's return I come here to get my "fix".

I only keep a few books on the sd card, and as soon as one is read, I delete it. I have it stored on my computer and figure I can always put it back on the sd card if I want to. Seems like the less books on the card, the less time it takes for the jbl to sort through what is on there and the quicker it will load my books. Is that a realistic assumption or does it make any difference at all?

bjkel · 05-30-2010, 09:36 AM

My ebooks seem to load up pretty quick, in fact I was impressed with the speed they loaded. All my ebooks are html, JBL reads them well so have no intention of changing the format.

Don't know if it would be quicker for just a few ebooks as I loaded up all my ebooks into the sd card as soon as I got the device. It currently holds a few hundred books. I initially used a 1 gig sd card but then changed to a 4 sdhc card, for room to grow.

As I stated on another thread I re-read a lot and never know when the urge to read a certain book will grab me so I like having all my books at my fingertips so to speak.

aagstn · 05-30-2010, 10:19 AM

I have left the couple dozen books I have read so far on there. I tend to reread a year or two down the road and there is always the chance someone else may want to look at the books I have for book ideas. Easier to leave them on the SD card. I have 100 books on it right now and it seems to give the JBL no issues,

ngrant · 05-30-2010, 12:58 PM

I'm a hoarder and travel a great deal so keep all my ebooks (maybe 300?) on an SD card and add new ones as soon as I buy, download and "disinfect". The cards are also interchangeable between the two JBLs that my husband and I share, so we always have something to read no matter where we are.

I catalog books in folders, one to an author - only 2 levels, so they are easy to browse. Haven't had any problems with the speed of browsing or loading a new book, and even when repaginating (say after choosing a different size font or alignment) after the first few seconds one can read while the pages are re-loading in the background.

I will delete a book if I didn't enjoy it and don't intend to ever look at it again; but by and large, like bjkel, I am a re-reader and like to have my whole book collection at my fingertips.

clerky96 · 05-30-2010, 01:17 PM

I don't think I have ever intentionally re-read a book; even if I really enjoyed it. There are too many other books out there "calling to me".

In fact, I have started reading books I have read before, and as soon as something "triggers" the fact I've read it before I quit and look for another book. I was just curious. I do keep all my ebooks on a zip drive in case something would happen to my computer. I don't want to lose my ebooks, read or un-read.

GhostHawk · 05-30-2010, 11:34 PM

I keep a master folder of all my books on the PC. (which is also backed up to DVD)

At one point I had about 6k of books on the SD card, and about 2k of them were loose, unsorted in the root directory. That did seem to slow things down some. Delays of 1 - 3 seconds longer than I expected, etc.

Eventually I cleaned up the card, sorted out all the unsorted stuff, removed some stuff that I'm not likely to read soon. Got down to about 4k books, and the jetbook went back to being snappy again.

But yes I do delete "most" books as I read them. Knowing that I have copies in my master folder. Just makes it easier to keep track of what I've read.

05-30-2010, 08:38 AM	#1
clerky96 Connoisseur Posts: 93 Karma: 14 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Illinois - USA Device: none	Anyone here remove books from sd card after reading? I had to send our jbl back to ectaco for repairs because it locked up, so while I am awaiting it's return I come here to get my "fix". I only keep a few books on the sd card, and as soon as one is read, I delete it. I have it stored on my computer and figure I can always put it back on the sd card if I want to. Seems like the less books on the card, the less time it takes for the jbl to sort through what is on there and the quicker it will load my books. Is that a realistic assumption or does it make any difference at all?

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05-30-2010, 09:36 AM	#2
bjkel Connoisseur Posts: 89 Karma: 8826 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Melbourne, Australia Device: Sony PRS-T1, Nook Color, Kobo, Kindle Voyage, Kobo Forma	My ebooks seem to load up pretty quick, in fact I was impressed with the speed they loaded. All my ebooks are html, JBL reads them well so have no intention of changing the format. Don't know if it would be quicker for just a few ebooks as I loaded up all my ebooks into the sd card as soon as I got the device. It currently holds a few hundred books. I initially used a 1 gig sd card but then changed to a 4 sdhc card, for room to grow. As I stated on another thread I re-read a lot and never know when the urge to read a certain book will grab me so I like having all my books at my fingertips so to speak.

05-30-2010, 10:19 AM	#3
aagstn Evangelist Posts: 422 Karma: 1004351 Join Date: Jun 2007 Device: Kindle Paperwhite 3, iPad mini 2	I have left the couple dozen books I have read so far on there. I tend to reread a year or two down the road and there is always the chance someone else may want to look at the books I have for book ideas. Easier to leave them on the SD card. I have 100 books on it right now and it seems to give the JBL no issues,

05-30-2010, 12:58 PM	#4
ngrant Gadget Lover Posts: 459 Karma: 4721182 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: MS, USA Device: Oasis 2, Mobiscribe Origin, Fire HD tablets	I'm a hoarder and travel a great deal so keep all my ebooks (maybe 300?) on an SD card and add new ones as soon as I buy, download and "disinfect". The cards are also interchangeable between the two JBLs that my husband and I share, so we always have something to read no matter where we are. I catalog books in folders, one to an author - only 2 levels, so they are easy to browse. Haven't had any problems with the speed of browsing or loading a new book, and even when repaginating (say after choosing a different size font or alignment) after the first few seconds one can read while the pages are re-loading in the background. I will delete a book if I didn't enjoy it and don't intend to ever look at it again; but by and large, like bjkel, I am a re-reader and like to have my whole book collection at my fingertips.

05-30-2010, 01:17 PM	#5
clerky96 Connoisseur Posts: 93 Karma: 14 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Illinois - USA Device: none	I don't think I have ever intentionally re-read a book; even if I really enjoyed it. There are too many other books out there "calling to me". In fact, I have started reading books I have read before, and as soon as something "triggers" the fact I've read it before I quit and look for another book. I was just curious. I do keep all my ebooks on a zip drive in case something would happen to my computer. I don't want to lose my ebooks, read or un-read.

05-30-2010, 11:34 PM	#6
GhostHawk Data Privateer! Posts: 586 Karma: 62887 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Fargo ND Device: Ectaco Jetbook& Jetbook Lite	I keep a master folder of all my books on the PC. (which is also backed up to DVD) At one point I had about 6k of books on the SD card, and about 2k of them were loose, unsorted in the root directory. That did seem to slow things down some. Delays of 1 - 3 seconds longer than I expected, etc. Eventually I cleaned up the card, sorted out all the unsorted stuff, removed some stuff that I'm not likely to read soon. Got down to about 4k books, and the jetbook went back to being snappy again. But yes I do delete "most" books as I read them. Knowing that I have copies in my master folder. Just makes it easier to keep track of what I've read.

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