Thread: Kobo Epub Compatibility?
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Old 01-19-2018, 11:11 PM   #40
davidfor
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Originally Posted by wingmongyee View Post
I don't actually do that (checking each chapter's number of pages and adding them all up). From now on, I might suggest to friends to check the book in a bookshop if they really want to have a true idea of its size
There are lots of page count source including Goodreads and some of the stores.
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The graph is fun, yes, but it's the per-chapter page numbering that is the real advantage, so if you're not using it, I can see why you wouldn't switch to KePubs,
The graph tells me a lot more that the chapter page count. As well as where I am in the current chapter, it tells me length of the next and where I am in the book overall.
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however aren't you bothered about the slower page turns (you said they're faster after all the firmware updates, but still slightly slower than KePub)?
I've never considered the epub page turning to slow. My requirement is basically that the next page needs to be displayed by the time my eyes get to the top left corner of the page. And recent versions of the firmware have improved the performance of the epub page turning enough that I don't see a difference between the two
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I find that the general responsiveness of the reader is the most important factor in the reading experience, much more than any page numbering or other details.
Strangely enough, responsiveness of the device is a very low factor in my reading experience. There is probably a minimum speed that would bug me, but, the firmware has always been better than this (excluding the short lived 4.6.9660).
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