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cakepuller · 05-29-2024, 10:05 PM

Why is my Kobo Clara BW slow in loading books (8-15secs)?

I just got my Kobo Clara BW yesterday and have been playing around with it.

I found that when I tap a book (all books sideloaded from Calibre 7.11) on HOME or MY BOOKS, it takes at least 8 seconds to appear. If it is a book that I have not tapped on before, it takes about 15 seconds. I.e: first time tapping = 15 seconds; subsequent times=8 seconds.

In comparison, my very old Kobo Aura takes under a second to load the book when tapped.

I tried books of varying sizes, all with the same result as described.

At first I thought it could be a timeout issue, so I poked around the SETTINGS to turn off anything that could suggest contacting the internet. Turned off AUTO SYNC and AUTOMATICALLY SHARE DATA.... But this didn't change anything. Still slow book loading.

I usually turn off wifi (to save power), so I thought maybe turning wifi on might speed things. Nope, it didn't.

Everything else is fast - page turns, search, sorting, marking as read,

Although, adjusting fonts/margins/spacing... within a book is also unexpectedly slow. At least 4 times slower than my Aura.

So, is this fixable?
Is anyone else seeing this?

It's annoying. Especially when I want to go through several books quickly to, say, see the page covers, for example.

05-29-2024, 10:05 PM	#1
cakepuller Member Posts: 18 Karma: 12048 Join Date: Jan 2014 Device: kobo glo, kobo aura, kobo glo hd, kobo clara bw	Why is my Kobo Clara BW slow in loading books (8-15secs)? Why is my Kobo Clara BW slow in loading books (8-15secs)? I just got my Kobo Clara BW yesterday and have been playing around with it. I found that when I tap a book (all books sideloaded from Calibre 7.11) on HOME or MY BOOKS, it takes at least 8 seconds to appear. If it is a book that I have not tapped on before, it takes about 15 seconds. I.e: first time tapping = 15 seconds; subsequent times=8 seconds. In comparison, my very old Kobo Aura takes under a second to load the book when tapped. I tried books of varying sizes, all with the same result as described. At first I thought it could be a timeout issue, so I poked around the SETTINGS to turn off anything that could suggest contacting the internet. Turned off AUTO SYNC and AUTOMATICALLY SHARE DATA.... But this didn't change anything. Still slow book loading. I usually turn off wifi (to save power), so I thought maybe turning wifi on might speed things. Nope, it didn't. Everything else is fast - page turns, search, sorting, marking as read, Although, adjusting fonts/margins/spacing... within a book is also unexpectedly slow. At least 4 times slower than my Aura. So, is this fixable? Is anyone else seeing this? It's annoying. Especially when I want to go through several books quickly to, say, see the page covers, for example.