Thread: Why have Kobo desktop app?
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Old 09-12-2016, 04:19 AM   #13
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Originally Posted by petercreasey View Post
Being a former Sony user (950s and T1s), I'm new to Kobo.

Why might I want the Kobo desktop app?

Thanks!
One reason I used it is because I have a very... long... random... password to log into my Kobo Account. Typing that on the device would have been hell. So, I logged into the account using the desktop app, updated and synced the reader, and then disabled syncing and wiped all the books off of it. Wifi is disabled.

I sideload all books using Calibre.

If I can put the firmware on the device and then reboot, just like a Kindle, I'll probably never use the desktop app again. It's the same with Kindle for PC, and Adobe Digital Editions: I only use them to download the books I buy from Amazon or Kobo. After I import them into Calibre (which also removes DRM), I wipe them from the applications.
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