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Originally Posted by ilovejedd
The primary purpose of Kindles is to sell Kindle ebooks (or get people to subscribe to Kindle Unlimited). If one got all their books from Amazon (as most Kindle owners likely do), they wouldn't really face the issues we have with sideloaded books.
I'm guessing Amazon isn't particularly inclined to make things easy for people who buy most of their books from other vendors.
That said, I had a Kobo (Aura HD) and the reason I even got a Paperwhite 2 was because I found the Aura HD disappointing.
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Amazon do make it simple to sideload their books by providing a "Transfer Via USB" purchase option, which I use whenever I buy from them.
On the other hand, Kobo offer features not yet used on any kindle ereader, such as blue light reduction and, apparently, showing the synopsis without opening the book (does this only happen if connected to wifi?) Despite my disappointment with the particular Clara HD I bought, and returned, last year, if I were thinking of buying a new reader I would take a close look at the Kobo range. I could still purchase from Amazon and de-drm (or read on my paperwhite).