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minus-squareCaptObvious@literature.cafelinkfedilinkarrow-up32arrow-down2·2 years agoI haven’t used Dropbox in years. Honestly, I’m a little surprised that they’re still around. There are so many better alternatives.
minus-squareapplejacks@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·2 years agoI still have to use it as it’s the only cloud service that can work as a Calibre server. Definitely annoying as it is really behind the times with features.
minus-squareCaptObvious@literature.cafelinkfedilinkarrow-up6·2 years agoI also dropped Calibre recently due to it just not fulfilling its promise. When Dropbox suddenly crippled my account several years ago, I moved everything to a much better Nextcloud instance and haven’t looked back.
minus-squareprocrastinator@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·2 years agowhat did you switch to over calibre?
minus-squareCaptObvious@literature.cafelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 years agoI’ve begun just using PDFs instead.
minus-squareCaptObvious@literature.cafelinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·2 years agoThey work fine on my devices, but everyone will have different preferences.
minus-squareapplejacks@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 years agoThe issue is that text cannot reflow, so if a given page has a large amount of text on it, you’re going to have to manually zoom into and scroll back and forth.
minus-squarelud@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 years agoWhy were you unhappy with calibre? I don’t use the server part of it and only start it when I want to copy books to my e-reader.
minus-squareCaptObvious@literature.cafelinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 years agoThe interface is clunky and it generally just doesn’t work very well for me.
minus-squareCaptObvious@literature.cafelinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·2 years agoI’ve begun just using PDFs instead.
minus-squareThe Doctor@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 years agoBusinesses love Dropbox because orgs can be set up and central management of accounts is possible.
minus-squarepup_atlas@pawb.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up9·2 years agoThat has been a feature in all of their competitors for 10+ years.
I haven’t used Dropbox in years. Honestly, I’m a little surprised that they’re still around. There are so many better alternatives.
I still have to use it as it’s the only cloud service that can work as a Calibre server.
Definitely annoying as it is really behind the times with features.
I also dropped Calibre recently due to it just not fulfilling its promise.
When Dropbox suddenly crippled my account several years ago, I moved everything to a much better Nextcloud instance and haven’t looked back.
what did you switch to over calibre?
I’ve begun just using PDFs instead.
PDF is so much worse on eReaders…
They work fine on my devices, but everyone will have different preferences.
The issue is that text cannot reflow, so if a given page has a large amount of text on it, you’re going to have to manually zoom into and scroll back and forth.
Why were you unhappy with calibre? I don’t use the server part of it and only start it when I want to copy books to my e-reader.
The interface is clunky and it generally just doesn’t work very well for me.
What did you go to from calibre?
I’ve begun just using PDFs instead.
Businesses love Dropbox because orgs can be set up and central management of accounts is possible.
That has been a feature in all of their competitors for 10+ years.