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Old 04-12-2015, 10:52 PM   #359
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Originally Posted by pssquirrel View Post
Actually, I don't use Calibre to sideload. My preference is uploading/downloading via Dropbox. But it sounds like that would work with epubs, too???

I must admit, this whole epub v kepub thing confuses me, and whenever I read the epub v kepub threads I get overwhelmed.



Thanks! I suppose I could deal with this if I ended up getting a Glo HD, though it's somewhat less appealing now.
It's really straight forward. Kobo uses separate programs to render books in .epub (e.g., It.epub) and .kepub (It.kepub). The extension instructs the reader which program to use. All you need to do to change the rendering program is change the extension: FROM It.epub TO It.epub.kepub. Internally the text that makes up the actual book is the same for both.

You don't need Calibre or anything else except Finder on your Mac: change the extension and save the file to Dropbox and it will download as a kepub, or leave it .epub and Kobo will use the universal standard.
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