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paskybond · 03-04-2012, 11:59 AM

Hello!

I've been trying to decide whether to get a Kindle touch or a Kobo Touch, and I think I'm settled on the Kobo - the Kindle was attractive because I sometimes get Amazon vouchers and they also have more weird/obscure books in their library, but when I found out that Kindle files can be converted to Kobo format I decided it was a no-brainer as it is so much cheaper than the Kindle (in the UK, anyway).

But my question is - how do the files look when you've converted them? If anyone uses Calibre here, how do you find it? Does all the formatting come through intact?

I have also read that on the Kobo, you can only highlight text in a book (or add a note?) if it is in a certain format - I got a bit lost about which though. Is that the native Kobo format? Would you be able to highlight text or add notes to a file that had been converted from Kindle format?

Thanks so much for your advice - hope it's good news cos I think the Kindle looks like a right stinker, what a horrible grey colour!

03-04-2012, 11:59 AM	#1
paskybond Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2012 Device: Kobo	Converted format files on the Kobo - how do they look? Hello! I've been trying to decide whether to get a Kindle touch or a Kobo Touch, and I think I'm settled on the Kobo - the Kindle was attractive because I sometimes get Amazon vouchers and they also have more weird/obscure books in their library, but when I found out that Kindle files can be converted to Kobo format I decided it was a no-brainer as it is so much cheaper than the Kindle (in the UK, anyway). But my question is - how do the files look when you've converted them? If anyone uses Calibre here, how do you find it? Does all the formatting come through intact? I have also read that on the Kobo, you can only highlight text in a book (or add a note?) if it is in a certain format - I got a bit lost about which though. Is that the native Kobo format? Would you be able to highlight text or add notes to a file that had been converted from Kindle format? Thanks so much for your advice - hope it's good news cos I think the Kindle looks like a right stinker, what a horrible grey colour!