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Originally Posted by kovidgoyal
The same option exists under AZW3 output as well.
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Thanks, I see that now, and I understand what it does, more or less.
But the description is still confusing: 'Sharing' (on Kindle I guess that is just Goodreads now, at least in USA) means the book has to 1) have an ASIN for some book on Amazon, and 2) be EBOK (i.e show when Books filter is set), because otherwise it cannot be associated with some book on Goodreads.
However turning on 'enable sharing' option makes it a Document, and the UI for Sharing with Goodreads is unavailable.
Also having it be marked EBOK with ASIN makes it more likely to get removed from the Kindle if the ASIN is not associated with some purchase from Amazon, and cover images will not be generated on device as they will be for PDOC/Personal Documents (which AFAICT Amazon will not remove on sync).
IMO the wording should be updated to reflect current Kindle terminology (e.g. mark as Personal Document or some such), and default should be Personal Document, since it doesn't suffer from issues of removal and having no cover image.
Yes, there are use cases where someone may want it to be EBOK, as when they've made some style or spelling corrections to an Amazon purchase and also want it to have usual purchased features like being able to export notes and share status to Goodreads. But if it isn't Amazon purchase, and is just being side loaded, then fewer issues ensue with having it marked as Personal Document.