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Old 11-28-2011, 03:10 PM   #16
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Sideloaded books are NOT uploaded to the Kobo 'cloud'. They remain solely on your Vox.
Okay, I'm new to the jargon. "Sideloaded" means imported into the library via SD card I take it. I notice that books I acquired from the Kobo store also show up in Kobo Desktop on my PC, but the ones I sideloaded don't. So, are the books I got from the Kobo store actually on my Vox, or are they in the 'cloud'? If I had another Vox at a different location, would these purchased books also appear on it if it was registered to the same email address?
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Old 11-28-2011, 03:42 PM   #17
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Old 11-28-2011, 03:49 PM   #18
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Okay, I'm new to the jargon. "Sideloaded" means imported into the library via SD card I take it. I notice that books I acquired from the Kobo store also show up in Kobo Desktop on my PC, but the ones I sideloaded don't. So, are the books I got from the Kobo store actually on my Vox, or are they in the 'cloud'? If I had another Vox at a different location, would these purchased books also appear on it if it was registered to the same email address?
The only books that sync across the desktop app and the various devices and applications are the ones with the Kobo proprietary DRM, AKA kepubs. The books actually are transferred to your device(s) through sync and then, later syncs take care of the page numbering, notes, highlights etc (for the devices/apps that can do that now. Again kepub books only.

The books themselves do not live in the cloud, per se, which is a very good thing because then you would have to be connected to WiFi or over USB to read them .
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Old 11-28-2011, 04:18 PM   #19
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Tony - some platforms (eg Touch) will report RL events for your sideloaded books, which can include the title of a sideloaded book. Vox does not do right now.
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