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franklekens · 10-22-2017, 02:50 AM

Funny this should be the most recent discussion, it just happens to seem relevant to a problem I'm encountering.

I've donwloaded a Gutenberg epub (to be specific: this one http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/4038).
I've imported it into Calibre, and via Calibre uploaded it to my Kobo Aura One.

This Kobo is not patched or rooted or anything, I'm just working with the standard software. By the way: *I* have no "full screen" option in my reading settings anywhere. Don't know what that is.

Now when I try to open that epub in Kobo, I get the same thing: *truncated* text.

And funny thing: if I sideload the same epub onto the device manually, bypassing Caiibre, I don't get this. It's still not ideal reading (esp. the top and bottom margins are a little too small for my taste and can't be adjusted), but on the whole it's a workable epub to read on the Kobo.

This happens only with Gutenberg epubs. AFAIK, other epubs (e.g. commercial ones) that I sideload via Calibre are fine.

So does Calibre (and/or that Kobo Utilities plugin) do something to the Gutenberg epubs specifically that turns them unreadable?

I see that I have two Kobo plugins installed:
Kobo Touch Extended
Kobo Utilities

(Well, there's a bunch of other kobo things in the plugin list, but I'm assuming they're installed with the programme because I don't think I added those myself. Bit confusing always, that whole plugin menu.)

MTIA

10-22-2017, 02:50 AM	#7
franklekens Addict Posts: 398 Karma: 3421956 Join Date: Sep 2009 Device: various Kobo's, Onyx Note2, Pocketbook 360, Kindle Keyboard	Funny this should be the most recent discussion, it just happens to seem relevant to a problem I'm encountering. I've donwloaded a Gutenberg epub (to be specific: this one http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/4038). I've imported it into Calibre, and via Calibre uploaded it to my Kobo Aura One. This Kobo is not patched or rooted or anything, I'm just working with the standard software. By the way: I have no "full screen" option in my reading settings anywhere. Don't know what that is. Now when I try to open that epub in Kobo, I get the same thing: truncated text. And funny thing: if I sideload the same epub onto the device manually, bypassing Caiibre, I don't get this. It's still not ideal reading (esp. the top and bottom margins are a little too small for my taste and can't be adjusted), but on the whole it's a workable epub to read on the Kobo. This happens only with Gutenberg epubs. AFAIK, other epubs (e.g. commercial ones) that I sideload via Calibre are fine. So does Calibre (and/or that Kobo Utilities plugin) do something to the Gutenberg epubs specifically that turns them unreadable? I see that I have two Kobo plugins installed: Kobo Touch Extended Kobo Utilities (Well, there's a bunch of other kobo things in the plugin list, but I'm assuming they're installed with the programme because I don't think I added those myself. Bit confusing always, that whole plugin menu.) MTIA Last edited by franklekens; 10-22-2017 at 02:55 AM.