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Originally Posted by paola
can I just double check in case I am missing something? Differences between Kepub and Epub reader:
- pop-up footnotes work in Kepub, not in epub;
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Strictly, pop-up footnotes is a new feature. It is part of the epub 3 spec. I think any support for this is because the kepub reader also supports epub 3.
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- count of effective screens to end of book available in kepub, whereas epub reader counts ADE pages, not screens (but to the end of the book);
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As PeterT stated, the kepub reader counts screens per chapter.
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- reading statistics: Kepub gives statistics on time to end of chapter, reading time for next chapter, time left for reading book, while EPUB gives
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Yes. For epubs, some of the stats are on the Reading Stats page.
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- Kepub show both header and footer, EPUB only footer
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Yes.
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- highlights are darker in Epub than in Kepub
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I have never noticed that, but there is a difference.
The other differences that I can think of are:
- Annotations/bookmarks for kepubs are only stored in the database. For epubs, they are stored in the database and a file. The file can be moved between devices.
- Internally, the annotation mechanism is different. That is why the modifications to the epubs are needed.
- The kepub reader handles different languages better. Specifically RTL languages and Japanese are supported.
- Purchased kepubs are synced to the Kobo server. This include reading status, bookmarks and shelves. Not strictly a reader difference, but a difference in how the books are handled.
- The kepub reader seems to be faster when turning the page at the end of long books.
- The epub reader has a bug with displaying long paragraphs. When a paragraph needs more than a screen to display it, the paragraph gets pushed to the next page.