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Originally Posted by Sharkus
I'm really curious about why you don't want your library synced to the device.
In regards to the OP.
I tend to keep perhaps 10 books on my "I'm Reading" list, which is what the devices / apps base their Library / All Content shelf from. When I finish a book I typically delete it via the website, which puts it on the Purchases list, from where I can restore it if I wish.
I don't have many non Kobo purchased books, and so they are side-loaded to the internal memory of the device. If I did have a large number I'd probably stick it on a SD card, just to keep things clean.
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Speaking for myself, I don't want Kobo to do anything to my device without my express request. If I conect to the desktop application via my computer it syncs, upgrades and who knows what else.
I am not saying Kobo would abuse its abilities and gather data about books that Kobo has not sold to me fo data mining purposes, but I don't like it that they can do so.
And the update is installed whether I want it to be or not.
It seems a bit Big Brotherish to me and I resent it.
Then there is the case of several readers registered to one account. Do I want a 10 year old for example, having access to all my content, does my 15 year old think I might be spying on his reading habits, would Kobo put my preschoolers books on the other readers too?
And what advantage does this syncing provide for me. Will it sync across all my devices as I believe Amazon does? Even if it did, I still do not want it to without an explicit request.
Kobo (or anyone else) has no right to control the virtual bookshelves of the world.
Helen