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Old 06-20-2014, 01:56 PM   #1
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Device: Kindle Scribe, Kindle PW (10th & 11th gen); Fire HD 10
I like Google Books...

I usually store my books in Calibre and convert them to both epub and mobi. Used to be, my Amazon account would 'Whisper Sync' my book no matter what device I was using, even if it was a sideloaded book. That quit working for me quite a while ago, but I still continued to use the Kindle app on all my devices just because I liked it best.

I saw an article on CNet last week that mentioned Google Books, so I thought I'd give it a try. I can upload any book I want to my Google account and it will sync between whatever device I'm using without a flaw. It doesn't have all the features of the Kindle app (like the note at the bottom that tells me how much longer it will take to finish the chapter. Yes, I like that!), but if it syncs, I'm going to use it.

One thing that bothers me though... I can press on a link on a page that will take me to glossary or something, but there's no way to get back to the page I was reading. If I press the back button, it takes me to the front of the book or someplace else.

Are there other reader apps out there that will sync? If so, would they use my existing Box account?
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