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marp68 · 08-30-2020, 02:51 AM

Yesterday's problem with the temporary unaccessible Kobo site made me think of other problems that may occur with this obligation to register and staying logged in, in order to be able to use the reader.

I logged out from Kobo and I suddenly wasn't able to read any of my existing books already on my reader. After I logged out, the reader rebooted and I was told to chose language, connect to Kobo through wifi and register again. But since the page was down, I couldn't register and was stuck on the registration page. If I didn't had access to wifi I was asked to connect to computer through USB and download the kobo app to register through it. But since the page was down, I couldn't download or register through my laptop neither.

This made me also think of another scenario. What happens if I am registered and everything works fine, but I have to do a reset or get logged out in a place where I don't have internet connection? I have been out sailing or hiking where there are no internet connection. Then I will not be able to register again, staying logged in, and therefore not read my already side-loaded books or, in case of a reset, side-load them again and continue reading.

The obligation to register and be logged in to be able to use the reader for just reading the existing books is a huge mistake. The only reason for being logged in is if you buy books from Kobo and want to sync everything through them. I never use the Kobo bookstore or page.

What do you think?

08-30-2020, 02:51 AM	#1
marp68 Addict Posts: 283 Karma: 132294 Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: Sweden Device: Kobo Clara HD	Obligation to register to use the reader creates problems Yesterday's problem with the temporary unaccessible Kobo site made me think of other problems that may occur with this obligation to register and staying logged in, in order to be able to use the reader. I logged out from Kobo and I suddenly wasn't able to read any of my existing books already on my reader. After I logged out, the reader rebooted and I was told to chose language, connect to Kobo through wifi and register again. But since the page was down, I couldn't register and was stuck on the registration page. If I didn't had access to wifi I was asked to connect to computer through USB and download the kobo app to register through it. But since the page was down, I couldn't download or register through my laptop neither. This made me also think of another scenario. What happens if I am registered and everything works fine, but I have to do a reset or get logged out in a place where I don't have internet connection? I have been out sailing or hiking where there are no internet connection. Then I will not be able to register again, staying logged in, and therefore not read my already side-loaded books or, in case of a reset, side-load them again and continue reading. The obligation to register and be logged in to be able to use the reader for just reading the existing books is a huge mistake. The only reason for being logged in is if you buy books from Kobo and want to sync everything through them. I never use the Kobo bookstore or page. What do you think?