How Ebooks Have Poisoned Electronic Ink

Re:How Ebooks Have Poisoned Electronic Ink by jjkaczor on Wednesday February 23, 2022 @03:34PM (#30446060)

I didn't mind creating a Kobo account - I have never actually purchased anything from the Kobo store.

I have ALWAYS side-loaded all my books using Calibre.

However - about once or twice a year, I do turn on WiFi and download OS/system updates - which actually made the device faster and more reliable, so...

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Re:How Ebooks Have Poisoned Electronic Ink by trulyme on Wednesday February 23, 2022 @03:44PM (#30446185)

When you say you turn on wifi, do you change the wifi password on access point after it? Some TVs have been known to remember and use wifi credentials even when disabled, iirc. I never let any device on my network unless it is properly blocked from phoning home.

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Re:How Ebooks Have Poisoned Electronic Ink by roelschroeven on Wednesday February 23, 2022 @04:16PM (#30446579)

You don't even need Calibre. Just connect to your computer's USB port, it'll show up as a mass storage; copy your ebooks over and you're done.

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Re:How Ebooks Have Poisoned Electronic Ink by SamuelAdams on Wednesday February 23, 2022 @03:41PM (#30446130)

Biggest speed difference I’ve seen for my Kobo was adding a faster class 10 Micro SD. The one they ship with is fairly lousy. Plus now I get 128 GB instead of 8 GB.

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