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Originally Posted by Odessa

Thank you all for your advice. Narrowing down from your answers :

• I'd rather not use the fake registration hack.
  
• I need to have Wifi access at least at times, because looking up words in Wikipedia or Google is a killer feature to me.
  
• I have an infinite supply of email addresses through Anonaddy (and I recommend it).

New question : where are notes and highlights stored ? I assume they are on the Libra, but aren't they also on the server ? Otherwise, how could they sync ? That's a feature I'll use.

All annotations are stored in the database on the device. For purchased books, they are synced to the Kobo servers. For epubs, there is another copy the "Digital Editions" directory. There is a lot of discussion on how to handle annotations in this forum. I suggest that you search for them and have a look.

How do you turn off the reporting in the settings ? I haven't been able to find the option.

It is the last option on the "Energy saving and privacy" page of the settings.

The important word here is never, right ?

Correct.

Also, do you mean no tracking occurs when the Libra is synced while plugged into the PC ? Because I would need to update the firmware from time to time, and this can be done through USB instead of Wifi, can't it ?

If you are using the Kobo desktop to sync the device, I have no idea what goes up to Kobo. It might upload the activity. But, if that is turned off on the device, it should not be uploaded. There is the same data sharing option in the Kobo desktop as on the device. Turning that off should block any upload of usage data.

Meaning, you lose your money and have to buy the books again, unless you have de-DRMed them beforehand. Correct ?

Yes. But, that is your decision. If you close the account, then you also cut off any of the services associated with that account. And that would include the license to read the books.

This would mean creating two Kobo accounts, wouldn't it ?

Would this entail the loss of some features ?



So one could create several accounts ? Since "logging out" on the Libra is a pain, because you need to do the whole setup again, could there be any significant advantages to having several accounts ?

There are people using two or more Kobo accounts. The device is registered using an account, but, they do not buy any books using that account. Books are bought using other accounts, downloaded and then sideloaded to the devices. Which is basically what you need to do if you buy books from other sources.

The only advantage I can see for this is some sense of privacy. Kobo will know that you are buying books, but, they will not know that you are actually reading those books. But, you lose the benefits of the books being available to you anywhere and the reading status syncing to another device or one of the Kobo apps.