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(except for one niggle, which is the large/inconsistent amount of whitespace at the bottom of some pages)
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This one is certainly a large-annoyance issue on every Kobo in the world, and is Long overdue for a fix.
If davidfor is correct, and the issue is related to programming stupidity in handling page number boundaries (possible), then a far more appropriate solution would be to deal with the page numbers like my Sony PRS-950, i.e. let text flow to the bottom of the screen and present page numbers as 215/216 when there is a page number break that does not match a screen break.
Then Kobo programmers can focus their limited attention on returning to the correct paragraph within the book, regardless of font changes and
ignore page-numbers for all other purposes than that for which they are useful - displaying page-numbers that match the printed book.
There is no other reason for displaying the page-numbers than to allow readers to match up an e-book with the printed version (and that's only semi-sensible anyway, since publishers will often publish different versions, such as hardback and softback).
However, page numbers are useful in an academic environments for citations and for helping students find the same page when some are using e-readers and some using hardcopy, so you have to show them - just don't let them play
any role in setting screen boundaries.