Thread: Converted format files on the Kobo - how do they look?
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Old 03-04-2012, 12:24 PM   #2
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Originally Posted by paskybond View Post
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!
I haven't bought a book from Amazon yet, so I don't know how they look when converted to ePub, but once you've converted it to ePub, you can add notes, highlights and use the dictionary.

For info on how to remove Digital Rights Management (DRM) Google search Apprentice Alf.
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