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invention13 · 07-07-2015, 02:10 AM

No, you don't.
You can do it with wireless, or even bluetooth (if you wanted to). Probably 90% of the books I put on it with calibre are done using their content server. What would be even better with calibre would be pushing the books to the reader through a wireless connection. From a distance/bandwidth/power consumption point of view, bluetooth might actually be a good way to go.
I'm not saying do away with the port, just reduce the dependence on actually plugging it in.
The point is, kobo had a good idea putting the usb port behind a sealed trap door. It keep moisture and crap out of it. From a reliability point of view, it is a good idea to have the insides sealed.
I'm intrigued by the kobo - I started exploring open source software for it because as much as I loved the reader, I hated the native pdf reader. I put koreader on it and am pretty happy with pdf viewing with it. But I got to thinking, kobo makes their money off the book store - fine. They probably break even or make a small profit on the hardware. The one business that is probably a nuisance for them is software. I think they should actively collaborate with the calibre developers - help them and make the reader an even more open platform.
I'm pretty happy with my reader, but I can think of improvements (android isn't one of them though).

07-07-2015, 02:10 AM	#29
invention13 Member Posts: 20 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: Mission Viejo, CA Device: kobo h20	No, you don't. You can do it with wireless, or even bluetooth (if you wanted to). Probably 90% of the books I put on it with calibre are done using their content server. What would be even better with calibre would be pushing the books to the reader through a wireless connection. From a distance/bandwidth/power consumption point of view, bluetooth might actually be a good way to go. I'm not saying do away with the port, just reduce the dependence on actually plugging it in. The point is, kobo had a good idea putting the usb port behind a sealed trap door. It keep moisture and crap out of it. From a reliability point of view, it is a good idea to have the insides sealed. I'm intrigued by the kobo - I started exploring open source software for it because as much as I loved the reader, I hated the native pdf reader. I put koreader on it and am pretty happy with pdf viewing with it. But I got to thinking, kobo makes their money off the book store - fine. They probably break even or make a small profit on the hardware. The one business that is probably a nuisance for them is software. I think they should actively collaborate with the calibre developers - help them and make the reader an even more open platform. I'm pretty happy with my reader, but I can think of improvements (android isn't one of them though). Last edited by invention13; 07-07-2015 at 02:18 AM.