11-24-2020, 11:55 AM | #16 |
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Many people use calibre to fully organize their collections. When I only used my Kobo libra, I only bought a handful of books directly from their store, everything else was done via calibre.
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11-24-2020, 12:07 PM | #17 |
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I don't need to be registered to make a collection with a kindle. I make, name and add books to my collection directly in my kindle as I finish each book. I did make collections in Amazon's website but I simply haven't actually downloaded those into my current kindle. Maybe if I buy a new one I'll download the web collections or maybe not because the books there don't have the right names. And unfortunately I don't think I can use Calibre's collections in my kindle. I wish I could. But if I could use Calibre's collections I really wouldn't need to be registered. Actually the main use for registering just long enough to register my kindle and then resetting it to factory is so Amazon can download the books with the right DRM key to be cleaned to my computer. I really hated having pages and pages of book listings in my archive all with wrong names and not even organized in the way I wanted them. It would double the number of pages in my home page. First the side loaded and renamed books then the book names as named by Amazon that they think are not in my kindle but really are.
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11-24-2020, 01:16 PM | #18 | |
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11-24-2020, 01:44 PM | #19 |
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It's an old kindle keyboard. The software might be different than the newer kindles. I just move the curser to the book, r click and get an option to add to collection and if I need a new collection I move the curser to the bottom of the page where there is an option to name a new collection.
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11-24-2020, 02:54 PM | #20 |
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11-24-2020, 05:49 PM | #21 |
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I don't register at places unless I absolutely have to, because I don't want to be a data collection point and unwitting advertising billboard for those companies. Like this:
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11-24-2020, 06:09 PM | #22 | |
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Thing is, if you don't want to risk giving Kobo, Amazon, B&N, etc any data, just register properly and keep WiFi off. You don't need it on to be able to side load with Calibre. You can still buy eBooks from any shop you want or get them from the library. |
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11-24-2020, 07:58 PM | #23 |
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11-24-2020, 08:00 PM | #24 | |
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11-24-2020, 08:14 PM | #25 |
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I've been seeing people concerned about registering and getting their data collected ever since I began reading Kindle forums. It's nothing new and it doesn't seem to be increasing a far as I can tell.
It's not an issue I care about but if people are willing to give up a few features to get more privacy I have no problem with that. Barry |
11-24-2020, 09:53 PM | #26 |
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How many books does it take to make your archive full? I didn't even realise that was possible.
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11-24-2020, 10:55 PM | #27 |
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When you register with Amazon or Kobo, you give them explicit permission to create a profile of you and use that to send you ads, or to send that information to other companies so that they can send you ads or make predictions about your behavior. This can then be used by anyone who has the money to purchase that information. Insurance companies, credit companies, lending houses. You say "just leave WiFi off" but that's not the point -- any time you then turn WiFi on again to get updates, etc, all that data gets uploaded to their system.
And you make that trade-off -- of giving your behavioral data -- when you purchase ebooks from those companies as well. My reading habits, including which books I read and how often, are my business. They are not anyone else's business unless I choose to share that information with them. Until these companies came along nobody felt the need to justify their privacy, and I don't feel the need to justify it now. I don't live stream my bathroom usage for the world to see, nor do I disclose what color underwear I'm wearing. Privacy is a fundamental human right, and these companies are trying to take it away for their profit. Well, fuck that. |
11-25-2020, 12:32 AM | #28 | |
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He makes quite a few purchases from Kobo and they happily sync to his ereaders. However, he purchases Kobo gift cards and uses those to pay for his purchases. Admittedly, if someone was dedicated enough, they could trace the card activation back to his card but that would not say who was actually using them. Those 20% off sales at Canadian Tire are a good way of helping to keep the costs of his habit down. |
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11-25-2020, 01:13 AM | #29 | |
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After registering my Kindle I turn off whispernet and reset it to factory. Then I sideload all my Amazon books with titles edited to show series and number and add them to the collections I make on the kindle. Since the software doesn't know who this kindle belongs to after being reset the archive stays empty. |
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11-25-2020, 02:04 AM | #30 | |
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I ended up using Sign-in with Apple, then turning off wifi, deleting the saved WiFi password, and then disabling the account in my Apple account. I wish I would have had the option to put in dummy credentials, but the generated email address being stored locally on the device and also not connected to me any longer is sufficient. |
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