[PeterT]

Lol... I'm really NOT sure at all what settings might be of use.

For the heck of it, here's a copy of what I think is the relevant portion of mine

Spoiler:

[ApplicationPreferences]
AIRPLANE_MODE=false
BrightnessOpenCount=-1
CurrentLocale=en_US
DictionaryOpenCount=-1
EarliestChangeLog=2.1.5
LastLibraryReadingStatusFilter_books_filterByBundled%28%29=removeReadingStatusFilter()
LastLibraryReadingStatusFilter_books_filterByMine%28%29=removeReadingStatusFilter()
LastLibraryReadingStatusFilter_books_filterByPreviews%28%29=removeReadingStatusFilter()
LastLibraryReadingStatusFilter_shelf_filterByBookshelf%28Bryant%20%26%20May%29=removeReadingStatusFilter()
LastLibraryReadingStatusFilter_shelf_filterByBookshelf%28Flavia%20de%20Luce%29=removeReadingStatusFilter()
LastLibraryReadingStatusFilter_shelf_filterByBookshelf%28Jim%20Qwilleran%20Feline%20Whodunnit%29=removeReadingStatusFilter()
LastLibraryReadingStatusFilter_shelf_filterByBookshelf%28Manuals%29=removeReadingStatusFilter()
LastLibraryReadingStatusFilter_shelf_filterByBookshelf%28Oxford%20Time%20Travel%29=removeReadingStatusFilter()
LastLibraryReadingStatusFilter_shelf_filterByBookshelf%28Reading%29=removeReadingStatusFilter()
LastLibraryReadingStatusFilter_shelf_filterByBookshelf%28Silverwing%29=removeReadingStatusFilter()
LastLibraryReadingStatusFilter_shelf_filterByBookshelf%28The%20Clifton%20Chronicles%29=removeReadingStatusFilter()
LastLibraryReadingStatusFilter_shelf_filterByBookshelf%28ZZ_Added_2014_01%29=removeReadingStatusFilter()
LastLibraryReadingStatusFilter_shelf_filterByBookshelf%28ZZ_Added_2014_02%29=removeReadingStatusFilter()
LastLibrarySorter_Recommendations_=sortByNull()
LastLibrarySorter_articles_filterByArticles%28%29=sortByNewest()
LastLibrarySorter_books_=sortByNewest()
LastLibrarySorter_books_filterByArticles%28%29=sortByNewest()
LastLibrarySorter_books_filterByBundled%28%29=sortByNewest()
LastLibrarySorter_books_filterByMine%28%29=sortByNewest()
LastLibrarySorter_books_filterByPreviews%28%29=sortByNewest()
LastLibrarySorter_shelfList_=sortByItemCount()
LastLibrarySorter_shelf_filterByBookshelf%28Bryant%20%26%20May%29=sortByNewest()
LastLibrarySorter_shelf_filterByBookshelf%28Flavia%20de%20Luce%29=sortByNewest()
LastLibrarySorter_shelf_filterByBookshelf%28Jim%20Qwilleran%20Feline%20Whodunnit%29=sortByTitle()
LastLibrarySorter_shelf_filterByBookshelf%28Manuals%29=sortByNewest()
LastLibrarySorter_shelf_filterByBookshelf%28Oxford%20Time%20Travel%29=sortByNewest()
LastLibrarySorter_shelf_filterByBookshelf%28Reading%29=sortByNewest()
LastLibrarySorter_shelf_filterByBookshelf%28Silverwing%29=sortByNewest()
LastLibrarySorter_shelf_filterByBookshelf%28The%20Clifton%20Chronicles%29=sortByNewest()
LastLibrarySorter_shelf_filterByBookshelf%28ZZ_Added_2014_01%29=sortByNewest()
LastLibrarySorter_shelf_filterByBookshelf%28ZZ_Added_2014_02%29=sortByNewest()
LastLibraryViewType_articles=viewBy3x3ArticleGrid()
LastLibraryViewType_books=viewBy5List()
LastLibraryViewType_news=viewBy5List()
LastLibraryViewType_shelf=viewBy5Shelf()
LastSyncTime=@Variant(\0\0\0\x10\0%|\x94\x1!\x1d\x16\x2)
ReadABookShown=true
SwipeDialogShown=true
hasSyncedExistingRelatedItems=true
pocketFteTileShown=true
showFirstTimeExperience=0

This is from .kobo/Kobo/Kobo eReader.conf