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graycyn · 06-05-2022, 03:08 PM

I have noticed ONE difference between KFX's "enhanced typesetting" and reading Kobo epub/kepub.

It's a SMALL difference, but it *is* a difference. And that is that for KFX only (*not* Mobi/AZW3), small-caps called with font-variant: small-caps; in the CSS have a better weight to them and look less like pseudo small-caps.

So, if one reads a lot of books with small-caps, then it might matter, but for most, Kobo epub is just as good. Better, since you have finer control over margins, font size, and line-spacing.

You do lose the ability to zoom images with Kobo epub and you will NOT get pseudo small-caps (unless coded using font-size), and you lose ligatures with Kobo kepub, so there's some decision making to do as to which format you prefer on Kobo. You will also lose pop-up footnotes with the epub format.

I own BOTH Kindle and Kobo devices, and I read epub on my Kobo. It does all I need as far as enhanced typesetting other than the absence of the pseudo small caps. If I have a book that I know has footnotes or is illustrated, those are about the only times I bother with kepub.

06-05-2022, 03:08 PM	#6
graycyn Wizard Posts: 1,591 Karma: 11722446 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: NE Oregon Device: Kobo Sage, Pocketbook Era, Kobo Forma, Kindle Oasis 2	I have noticed ONE difference between KFX's "enhanced typesetting" and reading Kobo epub/kepub. It's a SMALL difference, but it is a difference. And that is that for KFX only (not Mobi/AZW3), small-caps called with font-variant: small-caps; in the CSS have a better weight to them and look less like pseudo small-caps. So, if one reads a lot of books with small-caps, then it might matter, but for most, Kobo epub is just as good. Better, since you have finer control over margins, font size, and line-spacing. You do lose the ability to zoom images with Kobo epub and you will NOT get pseudo small-caps (unless coded using font-size), and you lose ligatures with Kobo kepub, so there's some decision making to do as to which format you prefer on Kobo. You will also lose pop-up footnotes with the epub format. I own BOTH Kindle and Kobo devices, and I read epub on my Kobo. It does all I need as far as enhanced typesetting other than the absence of the pseudo small caps. If I have a book that I know has footnotes or is illustrated, those are about the only times I bother with kepub.