Thread: How can I read a book past the due date?
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Old 11-20-2018, 11:14 PM   #14
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Originally Posted by kcladyz View Post
Odd. I would think if no internet connection they can not zap it off your device. I tried it on my kindle, I was like 2 chapters away from done and I turned the wifi off and it seems to work on kindles at least
That really depends on how the checking is implemented. It could be done by checking the time on the device and no longer allowing the book to be read if the loan has expired. Or it could be checking with the server to validate the expiry as you might have extended it. And as Kobo has two library methods, Adobe and via the store, they could be handled differently.

I would expect that if the clock on the device was changed before the loan expired, you would be able to keep reading. That isn't going to work for long as you won't be able to sync the device to get more books from Kobo. It might work with books sideloaded by ADE, but it would quickly become a pain.
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