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284984 · 11-27-2017, 02:05 PM

I currently have Kindle Desktop open and I'm really pleasantly surprised by how full-featured it is. I've been looking for a desktop reader with a similar feature set and I'm considering moving my whole book system to Kindle. I'm hoping people here will be able to answer some questions and maybe save me making a mistake.

I want to use Kindle Desktop as my principal reading experience. The eReader will get pretty casual use and I also want the option to read on my phone. I use Calibre. I won't be putting anything like my entire library into Kindle's ecosystem. I use EPUBs (which Calibre can convert) and fully OCR PDFs. I want to use Kindle's software and cloud to manage the device, not connect the device to Calibre via wi-fi/USB.

I can't use Send to Kindle yet because I don't have a device registered. What counts as a device here? Can I not make Kindle Desktop my device?

If I buy a device that will enable this and use Send to Kindle to send a book there, will it be visible in Kindle Desktop or Kindle iOS? Is everything including progress and highlights synced back and forth?

How are uploaded documents made second-class citizens in the Kindle ecosystem? Will I be able to highlight all formats across all devices? Are they kept in a different part of the UI?

11-27-2017, 02:05 PM	#1
284984 Junior Member Posts: 5 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2017 Device: Nook	How does uploading your own documents work? I currently have Kindle Desktop open and I'm really pleasantly surprised by how full-featured it is. I've been looking for a desktop reader with a similar feature set and I'm considering moving my whole book system to Kindle. I'm hoping people here will be able to answer some questions and maybe save me making a mistake. I want to use Kindle Desktop as my principal reading experience. The eReader will get pretty casual use and I also want the option to read on my phone. I use Calibre. I won't be putting anything like my entire library into Kindle's ecosystem. I use EPUBs (which Calibre can convert) and fully OCR PDFs. I want to use Kindle's software and cloud to manage the device, not connect the device to Calibre via wi-fi/USB. I can't use Send to Kindle yet because I don't have a device registered. What counts as a device here? Can I not make Kindle Desktop my device? If I buy a device that will enable this and use Send to Kindle to send a book there, will it be visible in Kindle Desktop or Kindle iOS? Is everything including progress and highlights synced back and forth? How are uploaded documents made second-class citizens in the Kindle ecosystem? Will I be able to highlight all formats across all devices? Are they kept in a different part of the UI?