Thread: kepub: why does it exist?
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Old 03-20-2024, 12:36 PM   #73
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Originally Posted by pikachuyann View Post
Some of the technical/coding epubs I've got from (the recent bundles on) humblebundle work fine on koreader, but not on the default software of my Kobo Elipsa - it hangs up several tens of seconds (sometimes even enough to have the kobo restart).

Converting it using kepubify and loading the kepub instead, it loads within 5 seconds and page turns are instant.

Also, it is one of the possible fixes to get the missing mathematical symbols from an epub (here using an epub from EDP sold by Eyrolles that works fine on other readers (like calibre or koreader)).

Still, I'm curious of the actual technical reason behind this; felt a bit frustrating.
As has been said, the version of RMSDK Kobo is using does not handle ePub 3 specific features because it's not the latest version. The renderer used for KePub handles ePub 3 specific features. That's it in a nutshell.
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