Storage capacity

lmcread · 02-07-2012, 09:43 PM

How many books can be stored onto the kobo touch. .. Like wise the Sony t1 ereader. And where can I find this info for each specific ereader?

PeterT · 02-07-2012, 09:45 PM

I'm not at all sure you will get a definitive answer; it all depends on the size of the books....

GoingDown · 02-08-2012, 12:27 AM

I think you can find out the info about the readers from the Mobileread wiki:

https://wiki.mobileread.com/wiki/E-book_Reader_Matrix

Kobo Touch has 2 gigabytes of storage, from which about 1 GB is reserved for operating system, thus giving 1 GB free for user.

Sony T1 has same amount of storage, but about 1,3 GB is free for user.

JD Gumby · 02-08-2012, 02:14 AM

Actually, the Touch has about 1360 MB free for the user to add books (at least under firmware 1.9.14), according to Windows.

Depending on the source, books can be huge (for example, "Hackers" by Steven Levy downloaded from Kobo is 6.41MB and "Hegemony or Survival" by Noam Chomsky is 6.77MB; only 2 books from Kobo I have) or tiny (most classics from Project Gutenberg are under 0.5MB, as are most of the books I've seen at Baen, which are all DRM-free).

Assuming the two from Kobo I have are average, you're looking at about 210 books on the device if you stick to paid content from the store. If you stick with the DRM-free books, at least from the two sources I use, you're looking at 2700 books, potentially.

(personally, though, I have a microSD card - too many factory resets to save books to the Touch's memory, so only ones directly from Kobo will ever go there)

d.culloch · 02-08-2012, 04:34 AM

Can i just add a similar question to this thread.

If i fill the touches storage will i have to delete off a book or would the new bought book using the touch be automatically stored on the ssd card?

JD Gumby · 02-08-2012, 05:25 AM

Dunno. I'm thinking that the desktop software and the in-device downloader ignore microSD cards when downloading since there is no option to choose where to download to.

d.culloch · 02-08-2012, 05:43 AM

I was kinda thinking the same.

Xennex1170 · 02-09-2012, 04:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by d.culloch

Can i just add a similar question to this thread.

If i fill the touches storage will i have to delete off a book or would the new bought book using the touch be automatically stored on the ssd card?

I can say with experience that new bought books WILL NOT automatically store to the microSD card. It will just give you a "Disk Full" message when syncing. I've seen it often enough. :P You will just have to clear some memory to allow the book(s) to download.

02-07-2012, 09:43 PM	#1
lmcread Enthusiast Posts: 45 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2011 Device: none	Storage capacity How many books can be stored onto the kobo touch. .. Like wise the Sony t1 ereader. And where can I find this info for each specific ereader?

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02-07-2012, 09:45 PM	#2
PeterT Grand Sorcerer Posts: 13,449 Karma: 78880114 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Toronto Device: Libra H2O, Libra Colour	I'm not at all sure you will get a definitive answer; it all depends on the size of the books....

02-08-2012, 12:27 AM	#3
GoingDown Zealot Posts: 114 Karma: 1274 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Finland Device: Kobo Touch	I think you can find out the info about the readers from the Mobileread wiki: https://wiki.mobileread.com/wiki/E-book_Reader_Matrix Kobo Touch has 2 gigabytes of storage, from which about 1 GB is reserved for operating system, thus giving 1 GB free for user. Sony T1 has same amount of storage, but about 1,3 GB is free for user.

02-08-2012, 02:14 AM	#4
JD Gumby Cynical Old Curmudgeon Posts: 1,085 Karma: 8495696 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Halifax, Canada Device: Kobo Mini, Kobo Arc, HTC Desire C	Actually, the Touch has about 1360 MB free for the user to add books (at least under firmware 1.9.14), according to Windows. Depending on the source, books can be huge (for example, "Hackers" by Steven Levy downloaded from Kobo is 6.41MB and "Hegemony or Survival" by Noam Chomsky is 6.77MB; only 2 books from Kobo I have) or tiny (most classics from Project Gutenberg are under 0.5MB, as are most of the books I've seen at Baen, which are all DRM-free). Assuming the two from Kobo I have are average, you're looking at about 210 books on the device if you stick to paid content from the store. If you stick with the DRM-free books, at least from the two sources I use, you're looking at 2700 books, potentially. (personally, though, I have a microSD card - too many factory resets to save books to the Touch's memory, so only ones directly from Kobo will ever go there)

02-08-2012, 04:34 AM	#5
d.culloch Derek Posts: 64 Karma: 84734 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Scotland Device: touch	Can i just add a similar question to this thread. If i fill the touches storage will i have to delete off a book or would the new bought book using the touch be automatically stored on the ssd card?

02-08-2012, 05:25 AM	#6
JD Gumby Cynical Old Curmudgeon Posts: 1,085 Karma: 8495696 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Halifax, Canada Device: Kobo Mini, Kobo Arc, HTC Desire C	Dunno. I'm thinking that the desktop software and the in-device downloader ignore microSD cards when downloading since there is no option to choose where to download to.

02-08-2012, 05:43 AM	#7
d.culloch Derek Posts: 64 Karma: 84734 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Scotland Device: touch	I was kinda thinking the same.

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