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jgoguen · 05-30-2015, 11:23 PM

I know that Kobo hasn't offered syncing of non-Kobo books before, but I'm wondering why not and if there's plans to offer it in the near future.

I have a Kobo Aura HD and a Kindle Paperwhite 2. The Kindle was given to me and the only reason I've kept using it had been that Amazon tends to be cheaper for the books I want (sometimes by as much as 50% before any promotions) and they sync personal MOBI files and they also sync reading position within the personal document. The Aura HD is clearly (for what I care about) the superior piece of hardware, and the font rendering (and the ability to use my own fonts) is far superior to the Paperwhite 2. Battery life is also much better, which is quite important for long commutes.

I'm starting to get more books through my library's online offerings, so price isn't (usually) such a big concern. But borrowed books are just like books bought from another retailer, they won't sync on the Kobo. So Amazon still has that killer feature. And Kobo seems to be working hard to keep all non-Kobo books as ePubs using Adobe's inferior RMSDK renderer, while Amazon allows using non-Amazon MOBI files with new AZW3 features.

I'm also open to alternative solutions for syncing KePub files and reading positions. The only requirements I have are that documents and reading positions are synced, it works with a free or low-cost Android reading app, and on the Aura HD the solution must trigger the ACCESS renderer used for KePub files. I'm also not concerned with loading alternative firmwares on the device, that's completely acceptable to me.

05-30-2015, 11:23 PM	#1
jgoguen Generally Awesome Person Posts: 1,100 Karma: 2191133 Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: /dev/kmem Device: Kobo Clara HD, Kindle Oasis	Personal document syncing I know that Kobo hasn't offered syncing of non-Kobo books before, but I'm wondering why not and if there's plans to offer it in the near future. I have a Kobo Aura HD and a Kindle Paperwhite 2. The Kindle was given to me and the only reason I've kept using it had been that Amazon tends to be cheaper for the books I want (sometimes by as much as 50% before any promotions) and they sync personal MOBI files and they also sync reading position within the personal document. The Aura HD is clearly (for what I care about) the superior piece of hardware, and the font rendering (and the ability to use my own fonts) is far superior to the Paperwhite 2. Battery life is also much better, which is quite important for long commutes. I'm starting to get more books through my library's online offerings, so price isn't (usually) such a big concern. But borrowed books are just like books bought from another retailer, they won't sync on the Kobo. So Amazon still has that killer feature. And Kobo seems to be working hard to keep all non-Kobo books as ePubs using Adobe's inferior RMSDK renderer, while Amazon allows using non-Amazon MOBI files with new AZW3 features. I'm also open to alternative solutions for syncing KePub files and reading positions. The only requirements I have are that documents and reading positions are synced, it works with a free or low-cost Android reading app, and on the Aura HD the solution must trigger the ACCESS renderer used for KePub files. I'm also not concerned with loading alternative firmwares on the device, that's completely acceptable to me.