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just wondering if most readers keep every book they purchase loaded on their Kindle Just curious
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« Reply #1 on: June 12, 2009, 07:23:19 PM » |
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I do. I know I don't have to but for some reason I do. I would love folders.
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« Reply #2 on: June 12, 2009, 07:25:25 PM » |
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I actually did for the first year or so - I had a Klassic Kindle then of course. Since I started using the K2 I've started deleting them and just letting Amazon keep them for me. The archive format is a lot simpler on the K2, and they just seem easier to get back if I decide to. It's also partly I've gotten a little more comfortable with the idea of Amazon keeping the Kindle around for the long term - something you just never know when they're first released.
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« Reply #3 on: June 12, 2009, 07:28:41 PM » |
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I do, I have a 2 gig memory card and there isn't any reason to not keep them all on there. I have the space.
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« Reply #4 on: June 12, 2009, 08:09:21 PM » |
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I do for some reason and I'm not sure why. I guess it feels more like I have something for the money I spent than if it was on some amazon server somewhere.
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« Reply #5 on: June 12, 2009, 08:22:09 PM » |
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I don't. I usually get all of the free books, and tend to shop the bargains. I've found some that after reading, or even after a few pages, I know I'll never finish, or never be desperate enough to read again. Those I get rid of, its the same with DTB's I keep most, but have no problem getting rid of something that's just not me.
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« Reply #6 on: June 12, 2009, 08:24:28 PM » |
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I don't keep all my books on my K2 because I would have way too many pages. If there was a good way to organize the books I would keep them there. I also have all my non Amazon books backed up on my computer and on the SD card I used to use on my K1. Yeah, I'm a little anal.
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« Reply #7 on: June 12, 2009, 08:28:19 PM » |
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Amazon keeps them for me.
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« Reply #8 on: June 12, 2009, 08:29:39 PM » |
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I keep saying that I am going to. no WN. Its also fun to see all that is available. I have a flight for dentests in the the city I may download a bunch from my shelf. between cleanings and my daughter getting braces I may save for awile.
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« Reply #9 on: June 12, 2009, 08:32:20 PM » |
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It would depend on whether the book were one I bought through Amazon or one I got through another source. For those I purchase through Amazon, I can always go back and re-download it, so I have no problem in killing it on Fiona. And if those I get from other sources are archived in Calibre, I can still hook up the USB cable and re-download it from there.
My criteria, is, is this a book that I expect to refer to from time to time or enjoy reading occasionally. For example, I have the works of Shakespeare on Fiona, along with Mark Twain, Moby Dick, and a few others that will stay there just in case I want to revisit a beloved work. It would be neat if someone came out with an encyclopedia - I'd keep that too.
And just in case you are wondering, my count presently is 91 items, two of which are magazines.
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« Reply #10 on: June 13, 2009, 03:38:30 AM » |
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So far I keep all my books on my kindle. I just love being able to carry an entire library with me wherever I go.
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« Reply #11 on: June 13, 2009, 03:44:21 AM » |
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I let Amazon keep them for me.
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« Reply #13 on: June 13, 2009, 06:10:57 AM » |
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I only keep the books I am reading on my K2. Just like the "neatness" factor.  |
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« Reply #14 on: June 13, 2009, 06:54:26 AM » |
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I keep a reading list on my Kindle (via a converted Word document). After I update my reading list, I tend to remove the books I have read from the Kindle. Doing so required a "mindset change," but once I got over that I found I like the lack of clutter on my Home page(s). Would I fall back in the saving habit, if there was a folder on my Kindle that I could relegate those read books to? Perhaps.
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« Reply #15 on: June 13, 2009, 06:55:55 AM » |
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I used to. I kept all my purchased amazon books in the Kindle memory, and samples and books from other sources on my SD card. Until one day my Kindle memory got full. I could have moved some amazon stuff to the SD card, of course, but I decided not to confuse my "system," and I deleted some stuff instead. I only got rid of some freebies (mostly romances) that I was unlikely to read. I still have the vast majority of the books I've purchased on my Kindle.
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« Reply #16 on: June 13, 2009, 07:04:41 AM » |
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I did for awhile but now I just archive them as I finish them. I found that when I finished one book and started to look for the next book, it was just easier to have a short(er) list to go through to see what struck my fancy at the moment.
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« Reply #17 on: June 13, 2009, 07:08:19 AM » |
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Samples go to the SD card. Free stuff/classics/reference works go to the SD card Books "to be read" are in the main Kindle memory. When I've read them, I delete them and then go to my Media Library on amazon and give them a star rating. In other words, I let Amazon keep track for me.  I used to keep back issues of the newspaper and blogs, but decided that was silly. I just make notes if there's something I want to refer to later and keep the note. . . I can always go on-line to find the blog or newspaper article later. Though if it's a 'special' one time issue purchase I do keep that on the SD card -- like I just picked up this week's Newsweek with Stephen Colbert as guest editor. I'll keep it for sure at least until my son gets to see it. When I get my DX I expect that will be used for newspapers, work stuff, and sheet music. I'll keep my 'casual' reading on my K1 -- though I may download a book or two there to have just in case. |
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« Reply #18 on: June 13, 2009, 07:14:07 AM » |
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When I get my DX I expect that will be used for newspapers, work stuff, and sheet music. I'll keep my 'casual' reading on my K1 -- though I may download a book or two there to have just in case.
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« Reply #19 on: June 13, 2009, 07:18:03 AM » |
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Oh, it's definitely a 'when'. . . .. just not sure how soon. . . . I'd really like to get it before I go to my music camp in mid-July, but that might not be possible $$-wise. DH says Christmas, but I'm pretty sure I can't wait that long. . . .. |
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« Reply #20 on: June 13, 2009, 07:42:37 AM » |
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just wondering if most readers keep every book they purchase loaded on their Kindle Just curious
No, I don't. I let Amazon keep them for me although I DO have a backup of all my books on my computer, though. patrisha |
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« Reply #21 on: June 13, 2009, 07:48:10 AM » |
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At first I kept everything on my K2. Why not? It hold 1500 books right? But as I got into the double digits on my home page, it was just too much to flip through to find a specific book. So I keep on my to be read, samples, and special ones and let Amazon hold the rest.
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« Reply #22 on: June 13, 2009, 07:54:06 AM » |
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Ann, You've heard of Christmas in July... I'm pondering the DX, but I'm not sure if it's just because my "lastest toy" gene has been activated. Of course, I can construct an apparently logical argument for a DX, but that's just my "justification" gene has been prompted to do by the "latest toy" gene.
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« Reply #23 on: June 13, 2009, 08:07:50 AM » |
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OOOOhhhh. Christmas in July. . . . .now there's a thought. . . . .hmmm. . . . . When I get mine we can get together and I'll enable you. . . |
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« Reply #24 on: June 13, 2009, 11:15:41 AM » |
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just wondering if most readers keep every book they purchase loaded on their Kindle Just curious
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