E-reader with drag&drop functionality and no wifi? [epub, pdf, mobi] - Page 2

Sirtel · 04-01-2023, 11:13 PM

Never seen them on any of my Kobos since my first one in 2019. But then, my Kobos are offline 99% of the time. I don't use Facebook or any Kobo apps either.

Quoth · 04-02-2023, 09:22 AM

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Originally Posted by Aleron Ives

It's simpler to register with a fake e-mail, but sideload mode eliminates the useless home screen and the stupid reading gameification awards and makes the UI cleaner and more direct.

I've added the sideloadedmode=true to all the Kobos I've given away and all my own, except the one with a real email address specific for the Kobo. Never got spam on it.
Only emails ever in years from kobo are receipts for purchased books (only since this year).

shalym · 04-08-2023, 02:35 PM

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Originally Posted by ecom

I assume a Kindle would require to login with some type of Amazon account (and I assume you can't just load up files willy-nilly). If so, that breaks the 1st and 2nd requirement. If I'm wrong in my assumption, please let me know.

Thanks!

Actually, Kindles don't require a login, and any file that a Kindle can read can be loaded by just dragging it to the documents folder on your Kindle. If you never want to connect it to Amazon, you don't have to.

Shari

ZodWallop · 04-11-2023, 03:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Aleron Ives

It's simpler to register with a fake e-mail, but sideload mode eliminates the useless home screen...

I kinda like the home screen

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...and makes the UI cleaner and more direct.

What does it change? I guess you lose the home button at the bottom. Do you also lose discover? Anything else?

JSWolf · 04-11-2023, 04:13 PM

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Originally Posted by DNSB

If you look in Awards or in the database, the awards are still there. However, it's been quite a while since any of them updated for me. Also of the 17 awards that show on my Sage, the Facebook and Papillon awards are tied to Facebook which is no longer supported on a Kobo ereader.

They're a vestige of past days.

And the awards are very very easy to ignore.

Aleron Ives · 04-11-2023, 06:34 PM

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Originally Posted by ZodWallop

What does it change? I guess you lose the home button at the bottom. Do you also lose discover? Anything else?

The home menu, discover menu, and awards menu are all eliminated. The main screen has My Books, Activity, and More at the bottom. The More menu has My Articles, Beta Features, Settings, and Help. It's quite simple and lovely.

Quoth · 04-12-2023, 04:47 AM

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Originally Posted by Aleron Ives

The home menu, discover menu, and awards menu are all eliminated. The main screen has My Books, Activity, and More at the bottom. The More menu has My Articles, Beta Features, Settings, and Help. It's quite simple and lovely.

Also "My Books" can be used similarly to what the Home Screen used to be when I first got an Original H20. You could dismiss all non-reading tiles and only have the Recent/current books, which is one option on My Books. I really missed that old home screen, but that FW was buggy & slow on annotation.

My Books is a wonderful Home Screen with all the filter & sort options plus two layout options.

The Sage (only once a pen is used) and Elipsa of course also have the Notebooks tab.

JSWolf · 04-12-2023, 05:12 AM

[QUOTE=Aleron Ives;4313877]The home menu, discover menu, and awards menu are all eliminated. The main screen has My Books, Activity, and More at the bottom. The More menu has My Articles, Beta Features, Settings, and Help. It's quite simple and lovely.[/QUOTI

Ever since I got my Libra 2, I've not seen the awards . Like I said, that's very easy to ignore.

The home screen is good for picking the book you are currently reading.

As to discover, I don't see that either.

So really it's not an issue to be fully registered and then keep WiFi off.

ZodWallop · 04-12-2023, 03:17 PM

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Originally Posted by JSWolf

So really it's not an issue to be fully registered and then keep WiFi off.

It's not an issue for you. And it is not an issue for me either. But for some people it is and what you and I see as advantages don't mean much to them.

While I won't use it, I think sideload mode is neat. How many dozens of times has there been a thread here or in the Kobo forum about weaseling out of registering it?

Now no tricks or phony email addresses needed.

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04-01-2023, 11:13 PM	#16
Sirtel Grand Sorcerer Posts: 10,126 Karma: 224756896 Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Estonia Device: Kobo Sage & Libra 2	Never seen them on any of my Kobos since my first one in 2019. But then, my Kobos are offline 99% of the time. I don't use Facebook or any Kobo apps either.

04-12-2023, 05:12 AM	#23
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 73,957 Karma: 128903250 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	[QUOTE=Aleron Ives;4313877]The home menu, discover menu, and awards menu are all eliminated. The main screen has My Books, Activity, and More at the bottom. The More menu has My Articles, Beta Features, Settings, and Help. It's quite simple and lovely.[/QUOTI Ever since I got my Libra 2, I've not seen the awards . Like I said, that's very easy to ignore. The home screen is good for picking the book you are currently reading. As to discover, I don't see that either. So really it's not an issue to be fully registered and then keep WiFi off.