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dpayment · 06-21-2010, 07:38 AM

Is anyone else having truncation problems with ePubs uploaded to the Kobo? I recently took a rather large text file (~850kb) and converted it to ePub using Calibre. I had a quick view of the book using Calibre's built-in viewer, confirmed that it was all there, then uploaded it to my Kobo. Started reading but once I got to what should have been approximately 2/3 the way through the book at page 362, it just ended in the middle of a word.

I went back to Calibre, deleted all versions of the book from the Kobo and Calibre, then added the book again, did the conversion again, deleted the text version so that the ePub was the only format available and uploaded it to the kobo again. Same problem... but it did end on the same page, but a different word.

So, I then thought I'd be clever and convert it to PDF and go with that. Good idea, but not worth the effort. The entire book converted and arrived on the Kobo, but the font is so small that even with my bifocals, I can't read it comfortably. Wonder if anyone has considered the idea of a fresnel lens screen protector??? I tried doing the PDF conversion three times, twice using Calibre with custom and default settings, and once with Nitro PDF. Always the same problem.

I'm at a loss, I haven't tried this with other books, but I'd really like to finish this particular one.

Anyone have any suggestions??

Thanks in advance,
Dan

P.S. Should have mentioned that I'm using the 0.7.3 version of Calibre.

P.P.S. Made some further discoveries. There are also chunks of text missing within the body of what does make it to the Kobo. The material is in the file, but the Kobo either fails to recognize it, or fails to render it. So far, I've found 3 books that have been truncated by the Kobo before the end of the stories, but the entire contents are contained within the html files. Also, where text is missing on the Kobo from within the body of the text, it too is contained within the body of the html file. I've had a quick look at the html, and I can't see anything wrong, but I'll have to take another look tonight. I'll download Sigil and run the files in question through the validator to see if there's something it can spot.

Dan

06-21-2010, 07:38 AM	#700
dpayment Connoisseur Posts: 90 Karma: 618 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Ottawa Device: PocketBook Pro 902, EB-1150, PRS505, PRS700, Jetbook, Hanlin V3, Kobo	ePub output on a Kobo Is anyone else having truncation problems with ePubs uploaded to the Kobo? I recently took a rather large text file (~850kb) and converted it to ePub using Calibre. I had a quick view of the book using Calibre's built-in viewer, confirmed that it was all there, then uploaded it to my Kobo. Started reading but once I got to what should have been approximately 2/3 the way through the book at page 362, it just ended in the middle of a word. I went back to Calibre, deleted all versions of the book from the Kobo and Calibre, then added the book again, did the conversion again, deleted the text version so that the ePub was the only format available and uploaded it to the kobo again. Same problem... but it did end on the same page, but a different word. So, I then thought I'd be clever and convert it to PDF and go with that. Good idea, but not worth the effort. The entire book converted and arrived on the Kobo, but the font is so small that even with my bifocals, I can't read it comfortably. Wonder if anyone has considered the idea of a fresnel lens screen protector??? I tried doing the PDF conversion three times, twice using Calibre with custom and default settings, and once with Nitro PDF. Always the same problem. I'm at a loss, I haven't tried this with other books, but I'd really like to finish this particular one. Anyone have any suggestions?? Thanks in advance, Dan P.S. Should have mentioned that I'm using the 0.7.3 version of Calibre. P.P.S. Made some further discoveries. There are also chunks of text missing within the body of what does make it to the Kobo. The material is in the file, but the Kobo either fails to recognize it, or fails to render it. So far, I've found 3 books that have been truncated by the Kobo before the end of the stories, but the entire contents are contained within the html files. Also, where text is missing on the Kobo from within the body of the text, it too is contained within the body of the html file. I've had a quick look at the html, and I can't see anything wrong, but I'll have to take another look tonight. I'll download Sigil and run the files in question through the validator to see if there's something it can spot. Dan Last edited by dpayment; 06-22-2010 at 07:28 AM.