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Originally Posted by alvina
A Kobo is an own shopping centre. When you use a Kobo, you'll get asked to turn on Wifi, you'll get asked to add stuff to your whishlist, why don't you visit the shop? and so fourth.
You have to register your Kobo with an email address. The Kobo firmware tracks what you're reading, and for how long.
The Sony firmware has nothing like this. You can remove the shop from the Home screen and simply use the Reader for reading. This is something people will remember when they want to buy a new Reader and this is more important than 5 LED lamps imho.
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I've used Sony and Kobo. Both have their own store now, and both require an initial link through wifi or PC, but once done, you can turn off the wifi. I now sideload new versions of the kobo firmware to NOT have to sync, and NOT have to redo all my personalizations. Thanks to the kobo utilities plugin, I also managed to get rid of the obnoxious sync tile on the home page. At present, the only links remaining are the "bookshop" on the bottom line of the home page, and the "extracts" line in the library pop-up, which is no hassle. In the sony, I declared "other" as my country to simplify the home pages.
And I do occasionally buy from the kobo website, from my PC, never from the kobo reader. I always use calibre to de-DRM bought books, adjust metadatas, and load books on readers.