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immutability · 02-10-2012, 04:15 AM

I'm not sure if anyone else noticed this issue - couldn't find any reference here on the forum. My new PRS-T1 came with a few books pre-installed, among them Verne: Around the World in 80 Days from Sony Reader Store (it seems to be a 2007 version of the eBook). Before even uploading other content I started reading - never have read this book before, I knew the story thanks to Michael Palin, and it seemed like a good one to refresh my English.

Anyway, back to the problem, reading the book I soon felt as if something was missing. How could Phileas Fogg have left the Reform Club without the bets taking place? I googled the book on Project Gutenberg and found out that almost half of the Chapter III is missing. Now, I thought, perhaps it's some different edition of the book, right? To make long story short, it isn't - I synced my PRS-T1 with Calibre and checked the book on the computer - only to find out that the book is actually OK, but the PRS-T1 simply doesn't see a good part of Chapter III.

A possible reason (that I can think of) could be formatting perhaps? Chapter 3 contains a simple table - an itinerary showing how many days each part of the journey around the world would take. It seems as if this table broke the rendering. On my reader, Chapter III ends with this table (the last row reads "Total 80 days"). Even Calibre has some problems displaying this part - the last row overlaps with some other text. Correct ending of Chapter III is:
"I am quite ready now," was his tranquil response. "Diamonds are trumps: be so good as to play, gentlemen."

Now, wouldn't it be irony if Sony pre-installed a book that PRS-T1 cannot display correctly? So my question is, if you still have this book on your T1s (assuming all T1s are shipped with the same selection of pre-installed books) could you please check to see how Chapter III ends on your device? I'd be very grateful! On mine, it is page 19, and page 20 is the start of Chapter IV. Photos showing page 19 and 20 attached to this post.

PS: My T1 shipped with firmware 1.0.03.11140 and I haven't upgraded yet.

02-10-2012, 04:15 AM	#1
immutability Member Posts: 18 Karma: 519084 Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Slovakia Device: Sony PRS-T1	Book issue - part of chapter skipped I'm not sure if anyone else noticed this issue - couldn't find any reference here on the forum. My new PRS-T1 came with a few books pre-installed, among them Verne: Around the World in 80 Days from Sony Reader Store (it seems to be a 2007 version of the eBook). Before even uploading other content I started reading - never have read this book before, I knew the story thanks to Michael Palin, and it seemed like a good one to refresh my English. Anyway, back to the problem, reading the book I soon felt as if something was missing. How could Phileas Fogg have left the Reform Club without the bets taking place? I googled the book on Project Gutenberg and found out that almost half of the Chapter III is missing. Now, I thought, perhaps it's some different edition of the book, right? To make long story short, it isn't - I synced my PRS-T1 with Calibre and checked the book on the computer - only to find out that the book is actually OK, but the PRS-T1 simply doesn't see a good part of Chapter III. A possible reason (that I can think of) could be formatting perhaps? Chapter 3 contains a simple table - an itinerary showing how many days each part of the journey around the world would take. It seems as if this table broke the rendering. On my reader, Chapter III ends with this table (the last row reads "Total 80 days"). Even Calibre has some problems displaying this part - the last row overlaps with some other text. Correct ending of Chapter III is: "I am quite ready now," was his tranquil response. "Diamonds are trumps: be so good as to play, gentlemen." Now, wouldn't it be irony if Sony pre-installed a book that PRS-T1 cannot display correctly? So my question is, if you still have this book on your T1s (assuming all T1s are shipped with the same selection of pre-installed books) could you please check to see how Chapter III ends on your device? I'd be very grateful! On mine, it is page 19, and page 20 is the start of Chapter IV. Photos showing page 19 and 20 attached to this post. PS: My T1 shipped with firmware 1.0.03.11140 and I haven't upgraded yet. Attached Thumbnails