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Originally Posted by jgoguen
I wouldn't expect stats to work properly for side loaded KePubs......
If they really are hiding stats from side loaded KePubs because stats don't work on books that aren't supported ....... it seems to me they're just trying to annoy people.
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I have never seen any complaints about the stats "not working" on sideloaded kepubs so I don't know where they are coming from here. The more usual approach is simply "that's not supported". So Kobo have expended time and effort in specifically disabling a feature that many of us like - clearly someone doesn't understand the concept of "Brand and Reputation" .
As far as the stats themselves are concerned there is no way they can be totally accurate anyway - how long it will take me to read a page or chapter depends not only on the number of characters/words but also the construction of the text - an action book can be consumed much quicker than, say, a classical text where you need to re-read sentences (sometimes two or three times) to properly understand what is happening. However the relative times needed by each chapter within a book is often useful for me to decide whether to start the next chapter or close up and get some shut-eye.
BobC