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Originally Posted by artekxp
Just use the SendToKindle service, so much easier to send books via email than side loading and there is no risk of books disappearing suddenly of you turn the wifi on.
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That's rubbish. USB transfer is easier and you charge at the same time.
For a start STK won't accept Kindle format, but USB will.
Secondly Amazon may fail to convert an epub, that Calibre does convert.
Thirdly it uses the internet twice.
Fourth, there is a STK size limit (different for Web and email).
Fifth, bulk transfers work on USB, not STK.
Six, you are giving Amazon a copy. That abuses your privacy and the right holders might not agree.
Amazon deleting ebooks seems to be a bug and it can be avoided, by not using an ASIN and also using PDOC and not EBOK flags. Complain if Amazon deletes content as that is actually a criminal offence in many countries.
Technically even if you use STK or WiFi, it's "sideloading". It's not sideloading a KU loan via WiFi or a copy bought from Amazon (now only WiFi / Cell), but anything else is really "sideloading".