Thread: Firmware Update 5.4.2 has arrived with Goodreads integration
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Old 11-19-2013, 04:58 PM   #63
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Side loading may only be for the technically adept.
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I don't think so. If only I had known how horrible this upgrade would be. One more reason to never use it. I guess I should change it to my son's name. He has one book on it.

I am steamed! Completely furious. This upgrade is very bad news for people who side load.
I have a hunch that the vast majority of Amazon purchasers of eBooks NEVER side load anything. It would simply be too difficult for them.

I only buy Amazon eBooks now and would never dream of using Calibre, Alf, or any other side loading techniques. My purpose is to only READ the eBooks and not fool around with their structures.

Most folks probably would not even know how to do it and have their time consumed so much by other activities that there would be no time to learn how to do it.

Thus, we are totally dependent on Amazon to develop new features for us. I can see how in time Amazon could become an eBook monopoly and that outcome may not be beneficial for the consumers.
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