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Originally Posted by Ken Maltby
I download an epub file and the Kobo rejects it but it reads fine on other ereading devices and on most software reading programs. You seem to be saying that if it is not fully in compliance with your testing programs and perhaps the epub standard, then the file is garbage. How do you then explain that other readers have no problem allowing the reading of this "Garbage File", and providing the story for my entertainment, while the Kobo can't. Can you explain how this is of benefit to someone who just wants to read the story?
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Perhaps Kobo were more concerned with commercial epubs where some attempt to be compliant would be made and not in handling the non-compliant crap that floats around the shadier side of the Internet?
As an example, I read quite a few books downloaded from Gutenberg in epub format. At this time, I'm surprised when one of them does not pass FlightCrew and epubcheck without any errors. The ones that don't, I fix the problems before sending to my ereaders. And, BTW, neither FlightCrew or epubcheck are "my" programs. They are the work of quite a few talented people -- check their web pages for more information.
If an .epub file does not pass the testing programs, there is no question of "not fully in compliance" and "perhaps the epub standard". Kinda of like being pregnant -- there ain't no such thing as a little bit pregnant.
The epub recommended specifications are publicly available as are the tools to check to see if an .epub file is compliant with the specification. The EPUB 2 specification was released 6 years ago with some amendations in 2.01 3 years ago. The EPUB 3 specification was released in October, 2011. So there is no real excuse for producing files which do not comply with those recommendations.
Perhaps you can supply us with a sample epub that passes FlightCrew and epubcheck while you are unable to read the epub on your Kobo ereader using the stock software?
Regards,
David