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Originally Posted by davidfor
From the description, you are sideloading epub and the footnotes are "cute" little superscript numbers you can barely see, let alone tap.
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Your assumption is correct
I side-load with calibre and have never ever used the kepub format.
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Originally Posted by davidfor
If I'm correct, the problem is that the epub renderer is a bit literal in the size of the tap area for the link. If the link is a single character, then the tap area is the area occupied by the single character. If you increase the font size, you will find you can tap the link a lot easier.
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Possibly, I like to keep as much text on a page as possible, which worked great with my trusted Sony T-series (with ereaders on phone and tablets), even on using references. But, the Kobo differs in that respect I now noticed.
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Originally Posted by davidfor
The better solution is to convert the book to a kepub. For books with lots of footnotes, kepubs have two big advantages. Firstly, the tap area for the link is much bigger. It is normally big enough that you won't have a problem tapping a small superscript number as a link.
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Nice to know.
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Originally Posted by davidfor
The other advantage is that a popup is used to display the note. Or at least the start of the note. If the note is to large to be displayed, you can tap a button on the popup to go to the full note.
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That is an interesting feature I was not aware of.
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Originally Posted by davidfor
The best way to get the book onto the device as a kepub is using calibre and either the KoboTouchExtended driver or the Kepub Output plugin. The former will modify the book during the send to device. With the latter, you convert the book to kepub and then send this.
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Good advice. I will experiment with the suggested apps to see if the extra effort using kepub is justified for an enhanced reader experience. Appreciate the pointers
