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davidfor · 11-25-2017, 02:34 AM

I can only comment on Kobo devices. I haven't used any others outside a shop, so don't know.

The biggest thing will be how the story is presented.

If each part is a separate book, then, it is just a matter of putting the book on the device and reading in the correct order. In that case you just treat it as a series with a frequent small addition. To my mind Kobo has a tiny advantage over the other devices as it does have the concept of series. You can set the series and index and list the books in order. The other devices need the series info added into the title or somewhere. That's probably fine for a serial.

If the serial is done by adding an extra chapter to existing book, it will work with the Kobo devices, but it isn't ideal. The problem is that the book is processed into the internal database when it is first seen. This includes the ToC. Strictly, when a book is replaced, it will be removed from the database and processed as a new book. That means the reading status is lost. The KoboTouch driver tweaks the database a tiny bit so that this doesn't happen. But, it means that if the ToC or internal structure of the book changes, this is not reflected in the database. If the change is to add extra chapters to the end, then it will usually be OK. You don't see the chapters in the ToC and can't navigate directly to them, but if you resume at the last place you were reading, it will page forward to the next chapter with no problem.

11-25-2017, 02:34 AM	#3
davidfor Grand Sorcerer Posts: 24,905 Karma: 47303824 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Sydney, Australia Device: Kobo:Touch,Glo, AuraH2O, GloHD,AuraONE, ClaraHD, Libra H2O; tolinoepos	I can only comment on Kobo devices. I haven't used any others outside a shop, so don't know. The biggest thing will be how the story is presented. If each part is a separate book, then, it is just a matter of putting the book on the device and reading in the correct order. In that case you just treat it as a series with a frequent small addition. To my mind Kobo has a tiny advantage over the other devices as it does have the concept of series. You can set the series and index and list the books in order. The other devices need the series info added into the title or somewhere. That's probably fine for a serial. If the serial is done by adding an extra chapter to existing book, it will work with the Kobo devices, but it isn't ideal. The problem is that the book is processed into the internal database when it is first seen. This includes the ToC. Strictly, when a book is replaced, it will be removed from the database and processed as a new book. That means the reading status is lost. The KoboTouch driver tweaks the database a tiny bit so that this doesn't happen. But, it means that if the ToC or internal structure of the book changes, this is not reflected in the database. If the change is to add extra chapters to the end, then it will usually be OK. You don't see the chapters in the ToC and can't navigate directly to them, but if you resume at the last place you were reading, it will page forward to the next chapter with no problem.