How do you store read ebooks

Mikesbook · 10-15-2009, 12:03 PM

I was wondering what methods people here use to keep ebooks that they have read but may wish to read again at a later date, especially drm'd ebooks, so that they do not clutter up the reader. It would have been nice if EBL had a "Read" folder that did not sync'.
Any ideas please?

AnemicOak · 10-15-2009, 12:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Mikesbook

It would have been nice if EBL had a "Read" folder that did not sync'.
Any ideas please?

You could always create a collection called "Read" and set it not to sync.

MelC · 10-15-2009, 12:16 PM

I use Calibre and have a tag called "Unread" which is what is synched.

Mel

Harry001 · 10-15-2009, 02:11 PM

on an extern hdd ->folder "books" --> subfolder "finished"
thats where i store them
and drm is a no no for me!
with all media!

keep reading
harry

kacir · 10-15-2009, 02:54 PM

I do not store DRMed books.

sakura-panda · 10-15-2009, 03:23 PM

I put a tag on them in calibre ("Bookshelf").

ficbot · 10-15-2009, 03:24 PM

I un-DRM them, put them into Calibre and use tags to manage them.

zelda_pinwheel · 10-15-2009, 08:40 PM

i use calibre to manage my books. once i read them, i give them a rating. any book with 0 stars is unread, a book with stars is read. in theory this should help me keep track of which books i liked as well but in practice i have trouble deciding how many stars to give and usually give 4 unless i really loved it, then i give 5.

kilikini · 10-15-2009, 08:48 PM

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Originally Posted by zelda_pinwheel

i use calibre to manage my books. once i read them, i give them a rating. any book with 0 stars is unread, a book with stars is read. in theory this should help me keep track of which books i liked as well but in practice i have trouble deciding how many stars to give and usually give 4 unless i really loved it, then i give 5.

That's exactly the same method that I use! And your rating system is remarkably similar too.

lilac_jive · 10-15-2009, 08:55 PM

When I buy books, I put them automatically on the Reader. Then every once in a while I will just delete them from the reader so that only unread books are on it.

PennyPie · 10-15-2009, 09:54 PM

I make back-up CD's of all my books, so when I'm done & delete them from my reader, I still have a permanent record for future use or sharing.

jaxx6166 · 10-15-2009, 10:01 PM

I hit delete.
And turn off auto sync in the sony library =)

columbus · 10-16-2009, 09:53 AM

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Originally Posted by lilac_jive

When I buy books, I put them automatically on the Reader. Then every once in a while I will just delete them from the reader so that only unread books are on it.

I do the same, the only books on my reader are unread. Once read they are deleted.
I keep a backup of all my books on removable media.

Ea · 10-16-2009, 10:33 AM

I delete them from the Reader - unless I need to refer to them, such as for a discussion - in that case I delete them later, rather than immediately.

I mainly use calibre to manage books for the Sony Reader. I can't really use it for the DR1000, and I don't need it to get books on Stanza on the Touch. My main ebook library is just folders on my HD (and backed up somewhere else) - I de-DRM everything as soon as I have bought and downloaded it, so I can do whatever I need with the files.

artemisblossom · 10-16-2009, 11:21 AM

this might sound like a really stupid question but how do you put them on a disk for storage? I don't have any problems moving around the free books I get but the ones I buy from the sony store go to the ebl and and I am not really sure how to move them anywhere else ........and if I do move them to a cd and later want to read them again they will only work on that sony reader is that correct????

10-15-2009, 12:03 PM	#1
Mikesbook Enthusiast Posts: 26 Karma: 20 Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: UK Device: PRS-600	How do you store read ebooks I was wondering what methods people here use to keep ebooks that they have read but may wish to read again at a later date, especially drm'd ebooks, so that they do not clutter up the reader. It would have been nice if EBL had a "Read" folder that did not sync'. Any ideas please?

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10-15-2009, 12:16 PM	#3
MelC Evangelist Posts: 410 Karma: 2081 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Toronto, Canada Device: Cybook Gen3, PRS600	I use Calibre and have a tag called "Unread" which is what is synched. Mel

10-15-2009, 02:11 PM	#4
Harry001 Addict Posts: 210 Karma: 729 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Tehran/Iran - new posting 2024 Device: Nook glow light 3, 3+ and 4+, Tolino Epos 1, 2 and 3	on an extern hdd ->folder "books" --> subfolder "finished" thats where i store them and drm is a no no for me! with all media! keep reading harry

10-15-2009, 02:54 PM	#5
kacir Wizard Posts: 3,463 Karma: 10684861 Join Date: May 2006 Device: PocketBook 360, before it was Sony Reader, cassiopeia A-20	I do not store DRMed books.

10-15-2009, 03:23 PM	#6
sakura-panda Guru Posts: 933 Karma: 9558874 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Southeast Michigan, USA Device: Kindle Oasis; 11" iPad Pro (Books, Kindle, Kobo, MapleRead SE)	I put a tag on them in calibre ("Bookshelf").

10-15-2009, 03:24 PM	#7
ficbot Wizard Posts: 2,409 Karma: 4132096 Join Date: Sep 2008 Device: Kindle Paperwhite/iOS Kindle App	I un-DRM them, put them into Calibre and use tags to manage them.

10-15-2009, 08:40 PM	#8
zelda_pinwheel zeldinha zippy zeldissima Posts: 27,827 Karma: 921169 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Paris, France Device: eb1150 & is that a nook in her pocket, or she just happy to see you?	i use calibre to manage my books. once i read them, i give them a rating. any book with 0 stars is unread, a book with stars is read. in theory this should help me keep track of which books i liked as well but in practice i have trouble deciding how many stars to give and usually give 4 unless i really loved it, then i give 5.

10-15-2009, 08:55 PM	#10
lilac_jive Grand Sorcerer Posts: 5,870 Karma: 27376 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Pennsylvania Device: PRS-505	When I buy books, I put them automatically on the Reader. Then every once in a while I will just delete them from the reader so that only unread books are on it.

10-15-2009, 09:54 PM	#11
PennyPie Cocoa & Toast...mmmmmm... Posts: 275 Karma: 1000 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Ohio Device: Sony PRS-700, iPhone	I make back-up CD's of all my books, so when I'm done & delete them from my reader, I still have a permanent record for future use or sharing.

10-15-2009, 10:01 PM	#12
jaxx6166 Wizard Posts: 1,222 Karma: 769316 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Eternal summer Device: 350, iPad, PW	I hit delete. And turn off auto sync in the sony library =)

10-16-2009, 10:33 AM	#14
Ea Wizard Posts: 3,490 Karma: 5239563 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Denmark Device: Kindle 3\|iPad air\|iPhone 4S	I delete them from the Reader - unless I need to refer to them, such as for a discussion - in that case I delete them later, rather than immediately. I mainly use calibre to manage books for the Sony Reader. I can't really use it for the DR1000, and I don't need it to get books on Stanza on the Touch. My main ebook library is just folders on my HD (and backed up somewhere else) - I de-DRM everything as soon as I have bought and downloaded it, so I can do whatever I need with the files.

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10-16-2009, 11:21 AM	#15
artemisblossom Groupie Posts: 161 Karma: 482 Join Date: May 2009 Location: Ontario Canada Device: Sony prs505	this might sound like a really stupid question but how do you put them on a disk for storage? I don't have any problems moving around the free books I get but the ones I buy from the sony store go to the ebl and and I am not really sure how to move them anywhere else ........and if I do move them to a cd and later want to read them again they will only work on that sony reader is that correct????