Will 3rd party ebooks on kobo be synced with cloud?

LiquidAurum · 12-22-2019, 08:04 PM

I'm considering an ereader (don't want Amazon) and looking at the kobo. I was wondering that if I added my 3rd party owned books (drm free) would it be available on kobo desktop app and save my location as well?

davidfor · 12-22-2019, 08:27 PM

The only syncing of non-purchased books on a Kobo is with Dropbox. And that is only available on the Forma.

LiquidAurum · 12-23-2019, 10:57 AM

Ugh that's unfortunate, thank you

Sirtel · 12-23-2019, 11:20 AM

Kindles are the best for syncing 3rd party content over various apps and devices, including the reading position. (I'm not sure if it's even possible on any other ereader). So if that's an important feature for you, why not consider a Kindle? You don't have to buy from Amazon. All the books on my Kindles are sideloaded.

LiquidAurum · 12-23-2019, 12:38 PM

I'm just privacy conscious right now, and wary of Amazon stuff. BUT I guess if it does offer sync across devices natively that's nice. Might just end up going with an iPad anyways though

stumped · 12-23-2019, 01:45 PM

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Originally Posted by LiquidAurum

I'm just privacy conscious right now, ....Might just end up going with an iPad ...

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Lparsons21 · 12-23-2019, 01:57 PM

Regardless of platform, security and privacy are an issue. I think Apple does better than all others, but isn’t perfect. The bottom line is if you don’t live in a cave and buy everything for cash, privacy on the ‘net is an allusion.

Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Pro

stumped · 12-23-2019, 02:59 PM

I never understood the paranoia about folks finding out what page of what book i last looked at though

JSWolf · 12-23-2019, 07:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Lparsons21

Regardless of platform, security and privacy are an issue. I think Apple does better than all others, but isn’t perfect. The bottom line is if you don’t live in a cave and buy everything for cash, privacy on the ‘net is an allusion.

Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Pro

What is it you're afraid of some company finding out?

pazos · 12-24-2019, 07:36 AM

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Originally Posted by JSWolf

What is it you're afraid of some company finding out?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nothing_to_hide_argument

rcentros · 12-24-2019, 07:54 PM

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Originally Posted by LiquidAurum

I'm considering an ereader (don't want Amazon) and looking at the kobo. I was wondering that if I added my 3rd party owned books (drm free) would it be available on kobo desktop app and save my location as well?

Quote:

Originally Posted by LiquidAurum

Ugh that's unfortunate, thank you

Tolinos (with the Tolino Cloud) will do this, provided you have an address in one of the countries supported by Tolino. (I didn't have an address in Germany, so I used Thalia's address when I registered my Shine 3.) Once you're logged in to Tolino you can upload and sync any ePub (or PDF) from any source.

I've attached three images. One shows the Upload option, the second shows the book information (showing that the book is on the Device and the Cloud) and the same books on my Tolino Android app (on a phone). You can see on the app that the one book hasn't been downloaded to the phone, hence the Cloud with the Down Arrow.

rcentros · 12-24-2019, 07:57 PM

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Originally Posted by JSWolf

What is it you're afraid of some company finding out?

Would you (or would you have) written your love letters on a post card? This is a stupid argument. Privacy is a human right.

JSWolf · 12-24-2019, 08:44 PM

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Originally Posted by rcentros

Would you (or would you have) written your love letters on a post card? This is a stupid argument. Privacy is a human right.

I'm not saying privacy is not wrong. But with so many on MR seemingly paranoid, I'm curious what it is that they are afraid of.

Sirtel · 12-24-2019, 09:34 PM

Privacy and entitlement are two very fashionable words nowadays. They're so popular that whenever I see them, I want to puke. Just from overdose.

What seems the height of absurdity to me is the wish to maintain one's privacy at all costs and to have one's reading material synced automatically over the internet at the same time. How can you have both? They're mutually exclusive.

rcentros · 12-24-2019, 10:14 PM

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Originally Posted by JSWolf

I'm not saying privacy is not wrong. But with so many on MR seemingly paranoid, I'm curious what it is that they are afraid of.

I get your point on that. I'm just tired of the argument that "you must be doing something wrong if you want privacy." No, I just feel it's my right to keep others out of my business. As far as signing up for Amazon or Kobo and giving up certain rights, I see both sides of that argument. I see no problem with "opting out" but (in this case) what they're monitoring is no big deal to me (personally). I don't feel the same about the Amazon Echo or the Google counterpart. I simply don't want these in my house.

12-22-2019, 08:04 PM	#1
LiquidAurum Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2018 Device: Calibre	Will 3rd party ebooks on kobo be synced with cloud? I'm considering an ereader (don't want Amazon) and looking at the kobo. I was wondering that if I added my 3rd party owned books (drm free) would it be available on kobo desktop app and save my location as well?

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12-22-2019, 08:27 PM	#2
davidfor Grand Sorcerer Posts: 24,905 Karma: 47303824 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Sydney, Australia Device: Kobo:Touch,Glo, AuraH2O, GloHD,AuraONE, ClaraHD, Libra H2O; tolinoepos	The only syncing of non-purchased books on a Kobo is with Dropbox. And that is only available on the Forma.

12-23-2019, 10:57 AM	#3
LiquidAurum Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2018 Device: Calibre	Ugh that's unfortunate, thank you

12-23-2019, 11:20 AM	#4
Sirtel Grand Sorcerer Posts: 13,998 Karma: 243829945 Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Estonia Device: Kobo Sage & Libra 2	Kindles are the best for syncing 3rd party content over various apps and devices, including the reading position. (I'm not sure if it's even possible on any other ereader). So if that's an important feature for you, why not consider a Kindle? You don't have to buy from Amazon. All the books on my Kindles are sideloaded.

12-23-2019, 12:38 PM	#5
LiquidAurum Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2018 Device: Calibre	I'm just privacy conscious right now, and wary of Amazon stuff. BUT I guess if it does offer sync across devices natively that's nice. Might just end up going with an iPad anyways though

12-23-2019, 01:57 PM	#7
Lparsons21 Zealot Posts: 139 Karma: 4321046 Join Date: Nov 2018 Device: iPad mini 4	Regardless of platform, security and privacy are an issue. I think Apple does better than all others, but isn’t perfect. The bottom line is if you don’t live in a cave and buy everything for cash, privacy on the ‘net is an allusion. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Pro

12-23-2019, 02:59 PM	#8
stumped Wizard Posts: 3,305 Karma: 10259306 Join Date: May 2016 Device: kobo forma, Kobo Libra, Huawei media Tab, fire HD10, PW3 HDX8.9,	I never understood the paranoia about folks finding out what page of what book i last looked at though

12-24-2019, 09:34 PM	#14
Sirtel Grand Sorcerer Posts: 13,998 Karma: 243829945 Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Estonia Device: Kobo Sage & Libra 2	Privacy and entitlement are two very fashionable words nowadays. They're so popular that whenever I see them, I want to puke. Just from overdose. What seems the height of absurdity to me is the wish to maintain one's privacy at all costs and to have one's reading material synced automatically over the internet at the same time. How can you have both? They're mutually exclusive.