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Alpha o · 01-27-2015, 10:54 AM

Thanks - have been reading reviews on the Glo. Found out you can turn off that Reading tracking - I have no need. If it does come with installed books, can you delete them?
I don't do any fiction bestsellers. I have a few non-fiction bestsellers I like, but a lot are not in ebook form.

I tried a search through the science library, and either have the wrong flavor of science or the books don't exist digitally. The few I did see I already have the hard copy.

The library does have some decent Sci-Fi.

I've also seen that the browser's home page is Google. Can that be changed? I am trying to withhold as much info as I can from Google. I own an Android phone. That's enough.
The browsers I use on the phone allow Duck, Duck Go as a default. Otherwise, I'll just bookmark the search engine I want.

I'm not social, so the biggest laugh I'm having over the reviews of the Glo is no sharing, no social site links --- that's a plus for me.

I've never heard of Charters. Maybe I will try it. I have a relative living in UK and use Amazon UK and sometimes that can be rather interesting with exchange rates, etc. I've seen horror stories about security piling up packages coming in from Canada.

I also see that Kobo mixes both Kobo and independent books in your library. What happens if there is a recall of a certain book? Amazon and B&N have both seized the books. I'd be worried if my books from elsewhere got deleted. They are backed up, but it's the principle.

I need a reader, and the Glo is looking better and better.

01-27-2015, 10:54 AM	#4
Alpha o Addict Posts: 282 Karma: 2603524 Join Date: Jan 2015 Device: Onyx Boox Darwin, inkBOOK Obsidian	Thanks - have been reading reviews on the Glo. Found out you can turn off that Reading tracking - I have no need. If it does come with installed books, can you delete them? I don't do any fiction bestsellers. I have a few non-fiction bestsellers I like, but a lot are not in ebook form. I tried a search through the science library, and either have the wrong flavor of science or the books don't exist digitally. The few I did see I already have the hard copy. The library does have some decent Sci-Fi. I've also seen that the browser's home page is Google. Can that be changed? I am trying to withhold as much info as I can from Google. I own an Android phone. That's enough. The browsers I use on the phone allow Duck, Duck Go as a default. Otherwise, I'll just bookmark the search engine I want. I'm not social, so the biggest laugh I'm having over the reviews of the Glo is no sharing, no social site links --- that's a plus for me. I've never heard of Charters. Maybe I will try it. I have a relative living in UK and use Amazon UK and sometimes that can be rather interesting with exchange rates, etc. I've seen horror stories about security piling up packages coming in from Canada. I also see that Kobo mixes both Kobo and independent books in your library. What happens if there is a recall of a certain book? Amazon and B&N have both seized the books. I'd be worried if my books from elsewhere got deleted. They are backed up, but it's the principle. I need a reader, and the Glo is looking better and better.