Thread: Glo Kobo Firmware 2.3.1
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Old 12-24-2012, 05:29 PM   #235
speakingtohe
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Originally Posted by DNSB View Post
The issue is that if the epub has internally set the margins to say 25 points for left and right margins, the Kobo will not reduce those margins so the text will have a good chunk of white space down each edge. Few epubs have margins set that way with most using 5pt or less margins. For conversion, it's 72 points to the inch if you are playing with typography. The situation with Kobo's kepub format is different since they use a different rendering engine and a different DRM scheme from the rendering engine and DRM used by the Adobe Reader Mobile used for epubs.

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David
Thanks for the info.

I am sure you are right, but I will tell you my experience for what it is worth.

Set margin in first book I read and it worked. Never worked again on next 27 books and I tried.

After upgrading to 2.3.1 margin changing worked on all four books I tried it on.
All epubs, all converted with calibre (I like my books formatted a certain way) all with calibre margins settings in page setup as 4.0 points.

Next time I add on a book, I will convert with 24 pt margins and see what happens.

Helen
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