Hello there.
I've been using CC since 2014 (I had to check my play store purchases to remember when I bought it). It kept my books well organized and it did what I needed it to do. There were some bumps a long the way (like that old file system redirecting thingamajig), but CC still managed to pull through. Even after the support was dropped, everything still worked fine for me.
What I did notice was sending books to my phone via CC TAKES AGES, and it often disconnects while in the middle of a batch transfer, which kinda got annoying. I've changed phones multiple time these past few years, and restoring my library is not a pleasant thing to do. I don't know if this is a me problem or a CC problem that developed after the support ended. I haven't really visited this part of the forums for CC.
I've recently aquired a Kindle and have been using it as a main reading device. But it also can't hold all my books, so I only send the ones on my immediate TBRs. What CC now does for me is find books to read, since search function for the Kindle is basically non-existent for side-loaded books.
Anyways, now that I have a new phone, and I'm restoring my CC library and database again (taking almost a few hours now), I decided to check what's up with CC recently because IT'S SO SLOW to transfer books.
And here I am, surprised by the fact that CC has been sold and there's already a new version for iOS.
Now, forgive me for asking so many questions, but everything is scattered and I'm not mentally equipped to comb through all the posts here. I'll itemized them so it's easier to answer (please do as I'm really confused
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All of these is me connecting as a wireless device.
1. Has CC always been slow when transferring books? I don't remember it being slow when I was first using it. I went through 3 different devices these past 2 years that I've noticed the slow transfer. Anyone else experiencing this?
2. Disconnecting when transferring books. This seems to be a recent development. Even when I'm just transferring 1 book (it still takes a while), sometimes my phone will just disconnect to CC. I don't think it's my phone, since it's been transferring metadata for the past hour now. Any insight?
3. Future of CC? While perusing the posts here, all I got was there seems to be a subscription based payment now? Can someone elaborate? For the life of me, I can't find a post on the roadmap CC is taking with the "new management". Any links or insights will be highly appreciated.
So I don't really have that many questions, but I do hope I get some answers since I'd like to keep using CC for ebook management.
Have a nice day, everyone!