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Joyful · 01-31-2011, 09:32 PM

Okay, here is probably a foolish question...

I just got a new Kobo WiFi - a replacement for a previous one.
I also have an original Kobo and a Sony 650.

I mostly buy from Kobobooks, download the file from there and open with ADE.
Then I add the book through Calibre and send to device.
I don't use the Kobo desktop at all.

All my books are DRM-free and saved on my secondary hard drive.
My question is this: Do I still need to authorize my Kobo with ADE?
I guess I don't really understand ADE's role in all this.

If I don't have any DRM-ed books do I still need ADE's approval of my hardware?
Are there advantages to ADE that I'm not understanding?

And now I have a secondary question.

Is there any reason to launch the Kobo desktop when I first plug in the new Kobo?

01-31-2011, 09:32 PM	#1
Joyful Connoisseur Posts: 68 Karma: 21094 Join Date: Oct 2010 Device: Kobo	Is it necessary to authorize my Kobo Okay, here is probably a foolish question... I just got a new Kobo WiFi - a replacement for a previous one. I also have an original Kobo and a Sony 650. I mostly buy from Kobobooks, download the file from there and open with ADE. Then I add the book through Calibre and send to device. I don't use the Kobo desktop at all. All my books are DRM-free and saved on my secondary hard drive. My question is this: Do I still need to authorize my Kobo with ADE? I guess I don't really understand ADE's role in all this. If I don't have any DRM-ed books do I still need ADE's approval of my hardware? Are there advantages to ADE that I'm not understanding? And now I have a secondary question. Is there any reason to launch the Kobo desktop when I first plug in the new Kobo?