Maximum number books to load on Kindle at one time?

pssquirrel · 01-30-2015, 11:08 PM

What's the maximum number of books you would load transfer to your Kindle at one time before stopping and waiting for indexing to finish before adding more books?

I ask because indexing sometimes takes a long time and I don't want to overload my Kindle.

Thank you.

P.S. My question refers to batch transfers, not total storage -- i.e., how many books would you transfer in one batch (then wait for indexing to complete before transferring more books), not how many total books would you store on your Kindle at one time.

JSWolf · 01-31-2015, 12:31 AM

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Originally Posted by pssquirrel

What's the maximum number of books you would load on your Kindle at one time before stopping and waiting for indexing to finish before adding more books?

(I ask because indexing sometimes takes a long time and I don't want to overload my Kindle.)

Thank you.

If you are going to add in a lot of eBooks in one go, plug in the Kindle so it won't run out of battery.

Same goes for Kobo Readers and some Sony Readers as they all do some work on the eBooks loaded and that can drain the battery or lower it enough that you'll want to charge the device.

The most I've ever loaded on a Reader at one time was about 125 eBooks in one go. That was switching from the 650 to the T1 and when I switched from the T1 to the H2O, that was 119 eBooks.

Ripplinger · 01-31-2015, 02:13 AM

I've loaded about 400-500 books at once and it wasn't a problem. Yes, you have to wait for indexing, but whether you wait it out all at once or in spurts still adds up to the same amount of time.

Tarana · 01-31-2015, 12:31 PM

I've loaded up to 800 on my Kindle Keyboard before I started to have slowdown issues. It was painful when I had to reset my Kindle to factory settings to fix a problem. Since then, I don't have more than 200 books and magazines (I have a lot of cookbooks).

pssquirrel · 01-31-2015, 03:29 PM

Tarana, when you say you've loaded up to 800 books but now keep no more than 200, are you referring to single batch transfers? I've clarified my question in the first post (sorry if the original was unclear), but I'm wondering about maximum number of books to transfer in one batch, not total number of books stored (though that's an interesting question, too).

eschwartz · 02-01-2015, 07:49 PM

You won't overload your Kindle -- I think the worst that can happen is one of them jams the indexer and you have to go through tons of books to find out which to delete. For that reason, you might want to do it in small batches, and confirm that the Kindle finds all those books before adding more.

I mean, I assume that by indexing taking a long time, you mean this question to refer to the search indexing - not just the shows-up-onscreen indexing. Right?

pssquirrel · 02-02-2015, 12:23 PM

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Originally Posted by eschwartz

... I assume that by indexing taking a long time, you mean this question to refer to the search indexing - not just the shows-up-onscreen indexing. Right?

I think we're talking about the same thing. When I load new books then search for a nonsense word, the results will show me how many and which books are not yet indexed under "Text in Books." Sometimes books index within a few minutes; other times a book will remain unindexed for several hours, or even a day or two, but will eventually finish indexing. That's why I was thinking I should transfer books in small batches so as not to overload my Kindle.

eschwartz · 02-02-2015, 03:01 PM

Yep, and just saying -- I don't think you need to worry. It will get done when it gets done, the important thing is that the indexer does indeed notice the book is there to index.

The Kindle won't be overloaded, it will just take it nice and slow and go through each book in turn.

pssquirrel · 02-03-2015, 07:55 AM

Thanks! That's very reassuring. I like my new Voyage very much, but this indexing exercise it does is strange and new to me

HarryT · 02-03-2015, 08:25 AM

Indexing runs a LOT more quickly if you connect the Kindle to the wall charger.

Tarana · 02-03-2015, 03:52 PM

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Tarana, when you say you've loaded up to 800 books but now keep no more than 200, are you referring to single batch transfers?

No, 800 was the total. I did a maximum of 550 in a single batch transfer with no problem. Until it was done with the indexing, it was slower than usual. It wasn't a problem once I was in a book though. If my book had say illustrations, it would have been annoying since those already are a bit slowish compared to text only.

The reason why I keep fewer than 200 now is because I like to have my stuff in collections and I didn't want to spend my life redoing that after the last time. I haven't yet figured out the new collections feature with Calibre.

JSWolf · 02-03-2015, 03:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Tarana

No, 800 was the total. I did a maximum of 550 in a single batch transfer with no problem. Until it was done with the indexing, it was slower than usual. It wasn't a problem once I was in a book though. If my book had say illustrations, it would have been annoying since those already are a bit slowish compared to text only.

The reason why I keep fewer than 200 now is because I like to have my stuff in collections and I didn't want to spend my life redoing that after the last time. I haven't yet figured out the new collections feature with Calibre.

Most Kindles do not do collections without being jailbroken. So if your Kindle Keyboard is not jailbroken, Calibre will have nothing to do with collections being creatied in your Kindle. There is a thread on this someplace on MR.

eschwartz · 02-03-2015, 04:00 PM

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Originally Posted by JSWolf

Most Kindles do not do collections without being jailbroken. So if your Kindle Keyboard is not jailbroken, Calibre will have nothing to do with collections being creatied in your Kindle. There is a thread on this someplace on MR.

Yeah, the Kindle Collections plugin thread. Which says that you do not need to be jailbroken to manage collections on the Kindle Keyboard.

You know what they say about jumping to conclusions...

(It would help if you weren't so eager to put down Kindles simply to disparage them.)

Barbara1955 · 02-04-2015, 02:50 AM

I had Collection on my K3 since day 1
I also since day 1 had my collections on the org KT
& on my new Fire phone!
No Jail Breaking needed

I loaded ALL 1500 ebooks by they time I got done the downloading & sideloading the Kindle had ALL in proper files/collections

pssquirrel · 02-04-2015, 04:31 PM

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Originally Posted by HarryT

Indexing runs a LOT more quickly if you connect the Kindle to the wall charger.

Thanks! I had a vague impression that was the case, but wasn't sure if it was just my imagination. Glad to hear it's not.

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Originally Posted by Tarana

I did a maximum of 550 in a single batch transfer with no problem. Until it was done with the indexing, it was slower than usual. It wasn't a problem once I was in a book though.

Thanks Tarana and everyone else who has replied to this thread or answered the poll. Looks like I've been worrying unnecessarily about this indexing thing

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01-30-2015, 11:08 PM	#1
pssquirrel ebooknut Posts: 297 Karma: 688154 Join Date: Oct 2011 Device: Kindle Voyage & Oasis	Maximum number books transfer to Kindle at one time? What's the maximum number of books you would load transfer to your Kindle at one time before stopping and waiting for indexing to finish before adding more books? I ask because indexing sometimes takes a long time and I don't want to overload my Kindle. Thank you. P.S. My question refers to batch transfers, not total storage -- i.e., how many books would you transfer in one batch (then wait for indexing to complete before transferring more books), *not* how many total books would you store on your Kindle at one time. Last edited by pssquirrel; 01-31-2015 at 03:31 PM. Reason: clarity

01-31-2015, 03:29 PM	#5
pssquirrel ebooknut Posts: 297 Karma: 688154 Join Date: Oct 2011 Device: Kindle Voyage & Oasis	Tarana, when you say you've loaded up to 800 books but now keep no more than 200, are you referring to single batch transfers? I've clarified my question in the first post (sorry if the original was unclear), but I'm wondering about maximum number of books to transfer in one batch, not total number of books stored (though that's an interesting question, too). Last edited by pssquirrel; 02-01-2015 at 02:29 AM.

02-04-2015, 02:50 AM	#14
Barbara1955 Non-Techy Posts: 4,455 Karma: 15499273 Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: WV---USA Device: Samsung Cell Phone & Amazon Fires & Kobo eReaders	I had Collection on my K3 since day 1 I also since day 1 had my collections on the org KT & on my new Fire phone! No Jail Breaking needed I loaded ALL 1500 ebooks by they time I got done the downloading & sideloading the Kindle had ALL in proper files/collections Last edited by Barbara1955; 02-04-2015 at 02:52 AM.

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01-31-2015, 02:13 AM	#3
Ripplinger 350 Hoarder Posts: 3,574 Karma: 8281267 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Midwest USA Device: Sony PRS-350, Kobo Glo & Glo HD, PW2	I've loaded about 400-500 books at once and it wasn't a problem. Yes, you have to wait for indexing, but whether you wait it out all at once or in spurts still adds up to the same amount of time.

01-31-2015, 12:31 PM	#4
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	I've loaded up to 800 on my Kindle Keyboard before I started to have slowdown issues. It was painful when I had to reset my Kindle to factory settings to fix a problem. Since then, I don't have more than 200 books and magazines (I have a lot of cookbooks).

02-01-2015, 07:49 PM	#6
eschwartz Ex-Helpdesk Junkie Posts: 19,421 Karma: 85400180 Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: The Beaten Path, USA, Roundworld, This Side of Infinity Device: Kindle Touch fw5.3.7 (Wifi only)	You won't overload your Kindle -- I think the worst that can happen is one of them jams the indexer and you have to go through tons of books to find out which to delete. For that reason, you might want to do it in small batches, and confirm that the Kindle finds all those books before adding more. I mean, I assume that by indexing taking a long time, you mean this question to refer to the search indexing - not just the shows-up-onscreen indexing. Right?

02-02-2015, 03:01 PM	#8
eschwartz Ex-Helpdesk Junkie Posts: 19,421 Karma: 85400180 Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: The Beaten Path, USA, Roundworld, This Side of Infinity Device: Kindle Touch fw5.3.7 (Wifi only)	Yep, and just saying -- I don't think you need to worry. It will get done when it gets done, the important thing is that the indexer does indeed notice the book is there to index. The Kindle won't be overloaded, it will just take it nice and slow and go through each book in turn.

02-03-2015, 07:55 AM	#9
pssquirrel ebooknut Posts: 297 Karma: 688154 Join Date: Oct 2011 Device: Kindle Voyage & Oasis	Thanks! That's very reassuring. I like my new Voyage very much, but this indexing exercise it does is strange and new to me

02-03-2015, 08:25 AM	#10
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383099 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	Indexing runs a LOT more quickly if you connect the Kindle to the wall charger.

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