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Old 02-01-2016, 02:59 PM   #11
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Originally Posted by Paula-59 View Post
is there any validity to the idea that breaking the book up into separate chapter documents will reduce load time on devices? That came from an ebook formatting book from 2012 -- not sure if conditions have changed enough to render that unnecessary?
The size of the individual HTML files in ePub books does affect the time it takes to turn the page to start a new file on current Kobo devices. The reading experience for large ePubs on Kobo devices is definitely better for books that are split into one file per chapter than for those which are not. Edit: I suspect the same applies to any device with limited memory that has a reader based on Adobe RMSDK.

I'd recommend breaking up the HTML into as many separate files as possible, i.e. start a new file every time there is a page break, as there is no disadvantage to doing so, and there are advantages on some devices.

Last edited by GeoffR; 02-01-2016 at 03:13 PM. Reason: I suspect the same applies ...
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