Too many books inside 505?

khayro · 08-21-2009, 06:49 AM

I like the idea of having more than 3600 books inside my sony prs-505.
The problem starts when after a while reading a book if I try to see another one it shows me the same last page I was reading of the first book...!!! also changing the index of other books showing they only have 1 page!....
Too many books?. The battery is fully charger. I use calibre to load and it's perfect.

Anyone with the same problem?

any solution?...besides loading it only with fewer book?

thanks

WillAdams · 08-21-2009, 08:26 AM

The only solution I've found is to load fewer books.

William

acidzebra · 08-24-2009, 07:22 AM

Check out this thread for a sort-of solution.

Sony really should have implemented folder-based file management and not this idiotic database system which tries to rebuild the DB on every disconnect. Please don't anyone tell me that "50-1000 books are enough on your reader", that is your opinion, I do not share it. What is the point of supporting SDHC and 8 GB MS if you can't use it fully? /rant mode off

Anyway, as a workaround I've switched to using a couple of old SD/MS cards I had lying around and loading each with a set of books.

doreenjoy · 08-24-2009, 04:47 PM

I, too, like a large number of books on my Reader. I've found, though, that using an SD card causes a lot of reboots and other errors (like losing the Collection tags).

Elfwreck · 08-24-2009, 05:50 PM

I gave up on Collections. I load books onto my Reader from three different computers, one of which doesn't have Calibre installed. (I can sort-of run it portably on my flash drive, but it's troublesome that way.)

I sort the books in folders that I can only see when I'm connected to a computer, and just deal with scrolling through the lists to find the ones I want. Since I have a lot of homemade PDFs, I often put a prefix in the title metadata to group them when I'm sorting by title.

I'm considering switching to the Aztak Pocket reader to get folder support. (Only considering, 'cos that's a lot of money to invest in replacing a device that's working very well for me now. I expected to get 2-3 years out of my Sony Reader; right now I've got less than 1 year with it.)

08-21-2009, 06:49 AM	#1
khayro Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2008 Device: Sony E-Book	Too many books inside 505? I like the idea of having more than 3600 books inside my sony prs-505. The problem starts when after a while reading a book if I try to see another one it shows me the same last page I was reading of the first book...!!! also changing the index of other books showing they only have 1 page!.... Too many books?. The battery is fully charger. I use calibre to load and it's perfect. Anyone with the same problem? any solution?...besides loading it only with fewer book? thanks

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08-21-2009, 08:26 AM	#2
WillAdams Wizard Posts: 1,250 Karma: 3439432 Join Date: Feb 2008 Device: Amazon Kindle Paperwhite (300ppi), Samsung Galaxy Book 12	The only solution I've found is to load fewer books. William

08-24-2009, 07:22 AM	#3
acidzebra Liseuse Lover Posts: 869 Karma: 1035404 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Netherlands Device: PRS-505	Check out this thread for a sort-of solution. Sony really should have implemented folder-based file management and not this idiotic database system which tries to rebuild the DB on every disconnect. Please don't anyone tell me that "50-1000 books are enough on your reader", that is your opinion, I do not share it. What is the point of supporting SDHC and 8 GB MS if you can't use it fully? /rant mode off Anyway, as a workaround I've switched to using a couple of old SD/MS cards I had lying around and loading each with a set of books.

08-24-2009, 04:47 PM	#4
doreenjoy 01000100 01001010 Posts: 1,889 Karma: 2400000 Join Date: Mar 2009 Device: Polyamorous	I, too, like a large number of books on my Reader. I've found, though, that using an SD card causes a lot of reboots and other errors (like losing the Collection tags).

08-24-2009, 05:50 PM	#5
Elfwreck Grand Sorcerer Posts: 5,185 Karma: 25133758 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: SF Bay Area, California, USA Device: Pocketbook Touch HD3 (Past: Kobo Mini, PEZ, PRS-505, Clié)	I gave up on Collections. I load books onto my Reader from three different computers, one of which doesn't have Calibre installed. (I can sort-of run it portably on my flash drive, but it's troublesome that way.) I sort the books in folders that I can only see when I'm connected to a computer, and just deal with scrolling through the lists to find the ones I want. Since I have a lot of homemade PDFs, I often put a prefix in the title metadata to group them when I'm sorting by title. I'm considering switching to the Aztak Pocket reader to get folder support. (Only considering, 'cos that's a lot of money to invest in replacing a device that's working very well for me now. I expected to get 2-3 years out of my Sony Reader; right now I've got less than 1 year with it.)

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