Thread: Why have Kobo desktop app?
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Old 09-12-2016, 05:04 AM   #14
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Originally Posted by Katsunami View Post
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.
Same here. I don't think I have started Kobo Desktop more than once or twice (I buy almost all my books from Amazon). And you can update a Kobo like a Kindle: just grab the right firmware from here and follow the instructions. Which can be summed up in a single sentence, actually: 'Copy the contents of the zip file to the '.kobo' directory on your device and eject & disconnect it.'

I never enable WiFi or use Kobo Desktop; Calibre is all I need.
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