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I do a lot of syncing between multiple Kindles and between Android phones and Kindles. I do use Send to Kindle to send my books to the library. I then download them. These are always in mobi files when I send them.
I've found that it's fairly reliable if I'm careful. When I finish reading I sync. I sync before I begin on another device. Then I'm patient. It usually works. If I forget to sync when I'm done it often fails.
I've worked out a system to help with this. I make it a point to remember a short phrase from my current page when I quit. I make sure I remember it. The phrase from my current book is "older sister's husband". It's short and probably won't occur too many times. So when I begin reading I can use text search and it will probably show me less than a full page of that phrase, each with enough context that I can easily recognize the one I was reading.
I did a bit of experimenting on this when I first started doing it. It's typically about twice as fast as letting the device sync for me. Also it takes a bit of thought and effort so it's a bit more trouble and somewhat distracting. For that reason I mostly use it these days as a backup for the times the Kindle fails. I did use it exclusively for a while since it is faster.
Another thing I try to do is end a session at the end of a chapter and remember the name/number of the next chapter. That's effortless when I can do it but it isn't always practical.
Barry
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