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Who needs Amazon Whispersync when you have a reMarkable Tablet? [1]

['Séamus Bellamy']

Date: 2025-11-10  

I don't know why it never occurred to me before, but here we are: If you own a reMarkable tablet and have a Connect subscription, you can sync your e-books to read across multiple devices. It's something that Kindle and Kobo users have enjoyed for a long time. Only, in the case of the reMarkable, you don't have to put up with ads, algorithms that spy on your reading habits, or books you buy but — under the terms of your e-reader or e-book shop's terms of service — don't actually own.

Currently, file type support for reMarkable hardware and apps is limited to PDFs and EPUBs. However, the good news is that the majority of independent e-book dealers provide their files in these formats. As long as you own e-books in this format and they're free of digital rights management, you're good to go. As with anything else you want to transfer to your tablet, you can either add e-books to your reMarkable tablet using the desktop app on your PC or import them using the reMarkable app on your smartphone, if you prefer. Once the books are loaded onto your apps, the magic happens. They'll sync out to all of your devices to organize and read. When you finish with your book for the day, close it, and your tablet will sync your progress to Connect and any devices associated with your account.

Now, this is where it gets cool and, if I'm honest, a little obvious.

With your reading in sync, instead of turning to the Kindle app or something like KOR Reader on your phone when you've got a bit of time to read and no tablet or e-reader with you, you can open up the reMarkable app and start reading where you left off. It's a great way to avoid e-book services that scour your book-buying habits for data to sell and devices that serve up invasive ads on hardware you've paid good money for. reMarkable's e-reader functionality is relatively basic for now. On your smartphone, you're pretty much limited to flipping pages, changing the page orientation, and zooming or pinching. But what do you really need to read a book while you're waiting for the bus? Make the most of your Connect subscription and get on it.

Previously:

• reMarkable tablet: A software update makes this forgotten gadget incredibly useful

• Review: The reMarkable Paper Pro is my favorite tablet

• Can a smaller e-ink tablet replace your notebooks? The reMarkable Move tries

• ReMarkable e-Ink sketching slate pitched at 'paper people'

• The reMarkable Paper Pro Move is a color e-ink tablet that fits in a fat pocket

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