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Old 09-20-2010, 12:10 AM   #50
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For most folks who just want to download a book and read it, Kobo actually is close to perfect--as long as you can buy it from Kobo books or some other ePUB supplier.

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My bank account is close to perfect as well, as long as it has money in it!

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Could not agree more BUT, Kobo has rectified a lot, if not all, of the ePUB display issues with a firmware update.
Agreed

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Calibre will easily transfer ebooks directly to the Kobo with little fuss. If the ebook is in another format, conversion occurs at the same time. Whereas older firmware required fixing the fonts before transfer.
It does indeed.
What i'm getting at, is if you go down this route then you need ADE as well... so there's 2 programs to get the book to your device. Add in Sigil if you need to format anything and you've got three.

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Kobo is not an orphan concerning display issues with ePUBS either.
I'm sure it isn't; it just happens to be the one i own and care about.
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