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Quoth · 03-31-2020, 07:14 AM

I don't use Whispersync or Whispernet.
1) Despite having several ereaders I have no interest in sync.
2) Privacy
3) Need for an Internet connection.
4) What does Amazon do with books you email to Kindle?
5) No interest in Cloud. I do my own backups.
6) No interest in sending info to Amazon owned Goodreads.
7) No interest in "Sharing", so called Social Media (privacy thieving unsocial media).

The only value I find in the WiFi on ANY model/make is to look up a word/phrase when the local dictionary isn't helping. I select "Download to PC and transfer via USB" to avoid the pointless KFX if buying off Amazon. Then *I* decide which device I'm reading it on. DRM isn't about stopping piracy or helping copyright, it's about controlling the customer experience.

03-31-2020, 07:14 AM	#35
Quoth the rook, bossing Never. Posts: 11,171 Karma: 85874891 Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: Ireland Device: All 4 Kinds: epub eink, Kindle, android eink, NxtPaper11	I don't use Whispersync or Whispernet. 1) Despite having several ereaders I have no interest in sync. 2) Privacy 3) Need for an Internet connection. 4) What does Amazon do with books you email to Kindle? 5) No interest in Cloud. I do my own backups. 6) No interest in sending info to Amazon owned Goodreads. 7) No interest in "Sharing", so called Social Media (privacy thieving unsocial media). The only value I find in the WiFi on ANY model/make is to look up a word/phrase when the local dictionary isn't helping. I select "Download to PC and transfer via USB" to avoid the pointless KFX if buying off Amazon. Then I decide which device I'm reading it on. DRM isn't about stopping piracy or helping copyright, it's about controlling the customer experience. Last edited by Quoth; 03-31-2020 at 07:16 AM.