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Old 04-17-2014, 07:47 PM   #7233
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Originally Posted by GeoffR View Post
As Purple Lady said, the way to tell is to add the preview to your library. When you look at the preview in your library it will show the download options (if any): Epub (DRM-free), or Adobe DRM EPUB. If there are no download options then it is kepub only.
The preview button. That is what she was talking about. Sorry Purple Lady, it was not clear to me what you were writing. I have never used the preview button until now, but it is an extra step. Here is fast way to identify the type of ebook on Kobo's new website:

1) For ade epubs: Go to the 'Read this On' section located on the bottom right corner of the ebook page. If the 'Read this On' has Blackberry then it is an epub (full line: DESKTOP, eREADERS, ANDROID, TABLETS, IOS, BLACKBERRY, WINDOWS). Check via the preview button in your library to verify ade epub; I will skip this step though.

2) For kepub or an open epub: If Blackberry is absent from the 'Read this On' section , (full line: DESKTOP, eREADERS, ANDROID, TABLETS, IOS, WINDOWS) then it is a very good chance it is a kepub or an open epub. Click on the preview button and goto your library. As GeoffR has indicated, if the download option is Epub (DRM-free), then you have an open epub. If there is no download option, then you have an kepub.

3) For PDFs: the 'Read this On' section is blank then it is likely a pdf. There is no preview button for pdfs. Check with Kobo CS before purchasing. I don't as I know that it is a pdf.


For Kobo, these three steps are unnecessary and we should not have to resort to a preview button (personally, I do not want a preview button), instead tell us up front on the main page what format we are about to purchase. Last November (2013) your Customer Service rep told me that this feature will be happening soon, it is now April 2014 and you have done nothing.

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