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Originally Posted by GeoffR
For those without a Kindle device, all Amazon books have to be downloaded via the desktop and converted with a magic plugin. If that is a hassle, then with Kobo the hassle is only with 0.1% of books, whereas with Amazon the hassle is with 100% of books.
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Amazon is highly consistent with that.
Kobo and B&N are changing the rules out from under people -- what used to work, doesn't.
It is not just "download to the desktop" that is a hassle. It is the fact that B&N has no decent option and the only option for KEPUB is not well known.
K4PC will automatically queue and download your new books if that is your only device, then calibre watches that folder and imports them. It is a well-known and extremely-easy-to-use pipeline.
I've never used Kobo, but can you set it up so all new purchases download to Kobo Desktop? If not, then good luck sorting through all your books to download the ones you need.
The KEPUB plugin is a recent development, and not bundled with the Apprentice Alf tools.
Nook still stinks, and I agree Kobo is better than that.