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When I first started looking into this - about 9 years ago - there were concerns that dropbox was closing accounts and deleting files when they thought the individual was violating copyright. I think this has been resolved, but I already had the OPDS system set up by then.
The OPDS is served right from your computer at home. Good: no 3rd party required/involved, Bad: you have to have a computer available to be a server. There are instructions on how to set it up in the Calibre guide...actually getting Calibre running it is very simple... It does get slightly more involved when you need to set your router for a passthrough and set your computer with a static ip address. This is not SUPER difficult and there is plenty of help on the Calibre threads. Calibre also allows (recommends) setting user name/passwords to protect the files from unwanted access.
I took it one step further by making a DDNS - again easily done through my router settings - which allows me to use a specific "webname" from anywhere in the world.
I really like using OPDS. It provides a lot of Calibre's management functionality (browsing, viewing, reading, editing) when I'm not at home.
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