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Originally Posted by james_
You don't need any if you're buying from Kobo. But if you do happen to want to borrow or buy ePubs then you'll need Calibre and the Kobo touch extended driver found on this forum here: https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...d.php?t=211135
The reason you'll want this driver is that it converts ePubs to kepubs on the fly when you upload books to the reader from Calibre. And the reason you'll want to do that is not because of page turns, it's because you'll likely want to zoom in to pictures/illustrations in your books, and you can't do this with ePubs on a Kobo. (Well, at least last time I checked!). I'd say this was the key thing you need in Calibre for a Kobo. |
Most eBooks I read either don't have images or don't have images I need to zoom. But I say try ePub before deciding to just read KePub. There are one typography issues with KePub that do not exist with ePub. And because of that I read ePub except for the eBooks where I want to use KePub features that do not exist in ePub. I prefer the better typesetting with ePub.
But the best advice for a new user is to give the pros/cons of ePub & KePub and suggest trying both to see which is preferred. I prefer ePub. There are others who prefer KePub. But I could not have made an informed decision without trying both.