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Originally Posted by andrewcrlucas
I have this epub on my kobo and overall I am disappointed.
Selecting embedded links to go to study notes is hit and miss. The Kobo has a hard time determining if I want to select a link or turn the page. Usually takes a couple of times to go to the link.
The other more annoying feature is that on the Kobo the table of contents is displayed with something like 100+ pages, and to get to Genesis means going to page 20+. Revelation is probably down at page 80+. I havn't figured out a quick way to navigate the TOC.
It is quicker to use the search function to go to a passage. I say quicker somewhat tongue in check, because searching usually takes 10+ seconds to return any results. This doesn't work well however if you want to find an article or map in the notes.
All this to say that I prefer to either use the epub on my iPad where the navigation is much better, or I use the online edition which has excellent side by side display of notes with text.
Using it on the Kobo hardware is definitely a last resort, though in a pinch it is nice to have it. Glad I only paid $9 for it though.
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I tested this bible on my KPW and on my Kobo Glow. The Kindle version worked almost perfectly (sometimes the back button on footnotes etc. takes me back to the beginning of a chapter instead of to the relevant verse, but while being slightly irriatating, this is not a big deal.
I also tested this on my Kobo Glo. Result: totally unsatifsactory.
On both ereaders I opened TOC, then New Teatament, Book of Mark and Selected Mark, Chapter 9.
Kindle: Opened all my selections and read Mark Chapter 9 while waiting on my Kobo - also had time to check out cross references and footnotes, successfully navigated to them and back again to Chapter 9.
Kobo Glo: Selected TOC, New Testament, Book of Mark. This is where I came unstuck. Having selected the Book of Mark, all the chapters were underlined (implying that they were links that I could click to get to the relevant chapter) when I tapped on Chapter 9 nothing happened. So I decided to give the Kobo some time and went back to my Kindle and read Ch 9 which was open and ready for me to read.
Went back to my Kobo Glo, nothing happening, gave Ch 9 a firmer tap, screen blinked, but still nothing. Tried power off/on cycle and begain again with TOC, New Testament, Mark, Chapter 9. Once again all went well until I tapped link for Ch 9. Nothing happened (in the intervening time I have put my Kindle through its paces opening all sorts of links and navigating back to whichever bible passage I was reading before going to these links, with excellent results)
Eventually when I realised that I was becoming increasingly frustrated with my Kobo Glo - my firm taps were becoming vicious stabs and I was shouting very rude things at my Glo- I decided that it was time to delete this bible from my Glo and go with the Kindle version.
Long story short: my advice is to stay away from the epub version and stick with Kindle for now, unless anyone has tried it on a Sony with good results. I have not tested the epub on a tablet, perhaps that will work well.
Final verdict: virtually unworkable on Kobo ereaders.
