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Everyone raving about how Calibre sorts started me off. I'm not a fan of Calibre. I have it, I've used it, but I'm not impressed. I usually find non-DRM books. I think I bought two that I had to remove the DRM from and the others are not novels, but reference works that will open with Adobe Reader once registered. Registered on phone and tablet, the Kobo won't need them. *
On the Acer, I just shoved all the books on the external SD card directly from a folder on the computer. A lot of readers for Android want shelves, and just plain make it hard to find the books since they are not synced into the reader's system. If music and video players can find media on the external SD card, then so can some of these readers. I just want a plain list. I don't want shelves. These are independent readers so they might just be emulating the readers from Amazon or B&N for all I know. There are sites where you can read on the computer in HTML, you don't need a downloaded program so I've never used or downloaded a reading app from a bookstore. I think FBReader does have a Windows edition.
As for file tree - finally had to go through the reader to device>sdcard(internal)then EXT SD card to find books. Now the reader goes there automatically since it has the path. Not all Android readers will do that or didn't when I was trying them.
I tried Aldiko, Moon+, Cool Reader and a few more.
I don't get emails from Amazon. Only that mdse has shipped with tracking numbers. Amazon has never sent an email about what I should buy next. I've opted out.
Someone made the statement that physical book sellers do track you. I just said if you haven't signed up for their mailing list and paid cash for books, there is no way they can get the info for other marketing. Free offers will get you on a mailing list.
I don't participate in "free" offers. If I don't, then I can tell the seller where to go with a clear conscience. We did the math on the B&N discount card and found that for the few books we do buy, it isn't worth it.
I'm waiting for the reader. I've found out a whole lot of information - by the way - I did read the TOS at Kobo. I have a very good idea of what the reader will and will not do. I will play with it when I get it and ask more questions if I have to.
*The Kobo won't need the PDFs as they are meant to be used with an astronomical observing app which Kobo does not run.
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