Quote:
Originally Posted by Dutchbook
Hello all,
As you might or might not be aware, I'm quite new to the joys of E-ink. However, I immediately remembered why I didn't bother before: ePub
I like to download a book, formatted by the specification by the writer or publisher, and just read it.
This is simply not possible with ePub.
Not even mentioning the DRM that makes buying an ebook from an independent store as pleasant as shoving a baseball bat wrapped in barbed wire up there, it also makes for a ridiculous adventure trying to format the damn thing.
Example:
This is an excerpt from the PDF preview of the book. Notice the soft serif font? the size of the letters, formatted perfectly with the rest to create a readable and pleasant viewing experience?
https://imgur.com/kk8J9Wl
Murdered by the Kobo App...
https://imgur.com/jOUEmAI
After half an hour of work, and Kobo's proprietary "TsukuMin" font, I got something which was reasonable out of it
https://imgur.com/FSCgAm8
But then, Calibre struck!
https://imgur.com/Ga5WrdZ
Another hour fiddling with Calibre...
https://imgur.com/wL9mv52
Just look how far that is from what the publisher intended.
But ok, it is somewhat legible, so lets use the 'Print to PDF' option.
And the end result: https://imgur.com/PoPWkcS
Really? REALLY?
In the past, Kobo offered to download a PDF of ebooks, but now I'm stuck with a book collection that requires me to format every.effing.book.myself and try to make it readable. Who in their right mind came up with such a horrible system?
Boy, I really wonder why e-reader sales collapsed! |
Hello, if it was me and I couldn't stand the way someone did something, I would do my best never to support them. I would not buy anything from them. You gave them money for what you consider a bad product. This means they can make more product and maybe they will cut more corners. By all means, please keep supporting them because they need your money worse than you do.
If you don't like something, don't buy it. If you don't give them money, maybe they will change their ways. Long as they are getting your money, they don't care what you think.