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Later...
I think you've cracked it for me. It took me a bit of time, but I believe that I've got there.
Thank you very much for your help.
FWIW, I did the following:
1. Installed and loaded DB Browser for SQLite;
2. Restarted the Kobo setup process, telling it that I was going to do it by USB link to my computer - this made the device visible in Explorer;
3. Carefully followed the instructions to which you linked;
4. Ejected and disconnected the e-reader;
5. The e-reader now took me to the home page, but it was a prehistoric version - for reasons beyond my understanding, the firmware had been rolled back to a very old version.
6. Went back to the instructions, downloaded the most recent firmware, installed it.
7. Ejected the device again, and got to the more recent home page.
8. Reconnected the device to my computer, ran Calibre, sent a few books from Calibre to the e-reader.
9. Ejected the e-reader.
10. Success - I can now see my books and read them!
I'm not terribly worried about not being able to synchonise my library directly with Kobo. Doing it via Calibre works well for me.
I'm very grateful for your help. You've saved a device that I thought I was going to have to junk.
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