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Old 07-07-2020, 04:37 PM   #7
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Originally Posted by rube View Post
Has anyone else had problems loading epubs on an old eink reader? I have an old Bebook, I love it coz the battery, even after all this time, still stays good for at least a week, but about half of the books I buy (with DRM or without) won't open on it. Is there something funny happening with newer formatting that stops them being compatible with older ereaders? (and I have the last available update for the Bebook)

Thanks for any thoughts
Which Reader is this?

Because it's an older Reader, the problem is most likely the graphics. Most eBooks these days include hi-res covers, sometimes a hi-res title page image, and sometimes a hi-res map. Older Readers may not be able to handle such images. They can be very slow, lock up, or reboot. I've seen the slowdown with a Sony T1. It didn't lock or reboot, but it was very slow to display these hi-res images. I don't know what would have happened has these images been included with the actual text of the eBook given the slow processor and limited system ram.
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