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If I turn WiFi on, does a Kindle and/or a Kobo phone home to tell about what I've been reading?
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If the book was purchased from them, definitely.
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Depends. Everything that has a real or fake ASIN gets logged. No matter which account it originally came from. That is impossible though, as no DRM removed ebook should ever end up in your hands when it wasn't yours to begin with.
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![]() Let's not get into it far enough to spell out immoral activities that shouldn't be discussed here on MR. Plus it can be used to sync real sideloaded content that did not originate at Amazon. The ASIN might not be enough to sync between devices that are not uploaded to the cloud, but only sideloaded to multiple devices. |
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I suspect "real" sideloaded books with forged ASINs will only attempt to upload data on you if the forged ASIN matches a book registered to your Kindle Cloud.
But obviously it was more fun to talk about than test. ![]() In such a case, I am happy to call it an honest mistake on Amazon's part. The user in question tricked their Kindle into uploading it... |
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The Kindle already knows which books you have in the cloud, and downloads that list in order to track the contents of the Cloud tab.
This is why when you try to delete a book with an ASIN that matches your Kindle Cloud, it says "Remove from Device", and when it is a sideloaded book with no ASIN (or an auto-generated UUID one) it says "Delete This Book". This happens regardless of your current connectivity status. |
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So the only thing that happens regardless of connectivity status is a book that is not in the cloud always shows "delete this book". |
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You wil find I am correct, if you turn off WiFi again. I thought I pointed out with enough clarity that that list is downloaded separate from the book itself, but perhaps I am wrong.
I assure you though, that I did not say this without hard knowledge that it works as I said. |
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Edit: to clarify what I said in my last post. After sideloading is done with usb cable and wifi off that book's status will be "not in cloud" until the next sync is done - automatic once wifi is turned on. Last edited by DuckieTigger; 01-09-2015 at 04:12 PM. |
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