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Originally Posted by Sirtel
Yes, and all of them (except for the PDOC converter) are just so easy and convenient to use for someone who wants to buy their very first ereader and might not even know what calibre is, let alone "ebok", "pdoc", "azw3", "kfx" and so on.
- converting to AZW3 sets the EBOK tag automatically
- converting to KFX requires installing not only calibre, but also the KFX Output plugin and the Kindle Previewer software from Amazon, and that may be far more trouble than the OP is prepared to go to to just read their books
- converting to mobi dumbs down the formatting and disables some features of the Kindle (custom fonts, the boldness slider)
- editing py files? Seriously? You recommend that to an ereader novice? In that case, to be helpful and accurate, please explain what py files and how, exactly
- the OP might not want to install or convert anything at all; they might just want to download mobi, azw3 or dual mobi files and copy them to their Kindle. As those files are usually converted with Calibre, using the default options (yes, even Baen does this, for example), they usually have the EBOK tag
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Very useful information. I don't want to assume what the OP wants or skills. I'll let the OP make the decision.
As far as whether Kindles are good for USB side loading in general? Depending on the priorities of the user, it may be the best option, or it may be the worst, or it may fall somewhere in between.
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If you don't know what it means, I suggest googling it.
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I would say your "most of the time" is fud phrasing, which is why I asked your opinion as to what it meant. For example, DNSB's "several weeks" would not be "most of the time", IMO. For example, my books weren't deleted after "months" (maybe a year), I don't consider that "most of the time". YMMV.