New Kobo reader - Alberta

doral · 12-20-2010, 04:41 PM

Hello from the icy wilds of East Central Alberta. I live about 100 miles from the nearest Kobo dealer, so I bought one from Borders on the 'Net. It worked fine at first. Then when I plugged it in for its first recharge I got this message about updating it. I did that and all seemed to go well. That is until I tried to read a book. After the upgrade I can now read a couple of pages, more or less, and then I will find that I'm suddenly back one or two pages. I can flip ahead to where I had last read and then continue, for another two or three pages and then I find that I'm suddenly back two or three pages. These repeats can happen in the middle of a page, the end of a page or the end of a chapter. On very short chapters the whole chapter will sometimes repeat. It's driving me up the wall.

MickeyC · 12-20-2010, 07:09 PM

Hi doral and welcome to MobileRead. If you don't get an answer here, try posting your question on the Kobo section

ImogenRose · 12-20-2010, 08:12 PM

Hello and welcome to MR!

Imogen

GA Russell · 12-20-2010, 09:48 PM

Welcome doral!

Stamps or Eskies?

neilmarr · 12-21-2010, 04:40 AM

Good to have your company, Doral. Yep for experienced user feedback, it's as well to repeat your question in the Kobo-dedicated forums here. Good luck and best wishes. Neil

CaroB · 12-21-2010, 05:24 AM

Hi and welcome doral!
I'm a newbie here myself and have had my own set of problems with Kobo. I'm in Australia, and mine was bought from a Borders store as well. Worked well until just after the 30 days money-back guarantee that borders offered and have had a grand-old time dealing with the Kobo un-helpdesk.
I sincerely hope you're able to find the answers you're looking for. I know how frustrating it can be to be so excited about this wonderful new product and technology only to have hassles early on. Would love to hear how you get on.

CaroB

Latinandgreek · 12-21-2010, 05:44 AM

Hello, and welcome to MR!

GeoffC · 12-21-2010, 10:41 AM

Welcome to mobileread...

Hello to you from the icy wilds of Scotland ....

Shazza · 12-21-2010, 11:45 AM

Welcome Doral, hope you get it sorted soon so you can read to your heart's desire in the long snowy winter nights.

desertblues · 12-21-2010, 03:49 PM

Hi Doral, welcome to MR from the Netherlands. Hope your problem will be solved soon

doral · 12-24-2010, 08:30 PM

thanks for the welcome and the heads up Neil.

doral · 12-24-2010, 08:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by neilmarr

Good to have your company, Doral. Yep for experienced user feedback, it's as well to repeat your question in the Kobo-dedicated forums here. Good luck and best wishes. Neil

Thanks for the reply and heads up Neil. It looks like I need to learn how this forum works. I just posted my reply in the wrong place.

doral · 12-24-2010, 08:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GA Russell

Welcome doral!

Stamps or Eskies?

Actually, I'm a Saskatchewan RR fan. My wife roots for the Stamps.

doral · 12-24-2010, 08:42 PM

Hi CaroB and Merry Christmas. My Kobo works fine on everything but the 100 preloaded books, so I'll probably just leave well enough alone. I've loaded a couple of pdf files and they seem to work right.

doral · 12-24-2010, 08:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Latinandgreek

Hello, and welcome to MR!

Thanks for the welcome. It's nice to be here.

12-20-2010, 04:41 PM	#1
doral Junior Member Posts: 8 Karma: 100 Join Date: Dec 2010 Device: KOBO	New Kobo reader - Alberta Hello from the icy wilds of East Central Alberta. I live about 100 miles from the nearest Kobo dealer, so I bought one from Borders on the 'Net. It worked fine at first. Then when I plugged it in for its first recharge I got this message about updating it. I did that and all seemed to go well. That is until I tried to read a book. After the upgrade I can now read a couple of pages, more or less, and then I will find that I'm suddenly back one or two pages. I can flip ahead to where I had last read and then continue, for another two or three pages and then I find that I'm suddenly back two or three pages. These repeats can happen in the middle of a page, the end of a page or the end of a chapter. On very short chapters the whole chapter will sometimes repeat. It's driving me up the wall.

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12-20-2010, 07:09 PM	#2
MickeyC Grand Sorcerer Posts: 16,731 Karma: 12185114 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Florida Device: iPhone 6 plus, Sony T1, iPad 3	Hi doral and welcome to MobileRead. If you don't get an answer here, try posting your question on the Kobo section

12-20-2010, 08:12 PM	#3
ImogenRose PORTAL Posts: 7,204 Karma: 2884640 Join Date: Apr 2010 Device: Kindle 1, Kindle 3 (3G), iPhone	Hello and welcome to MR! Imogen

12-20-2010, 09:48 PM	#4
GA Russell Argos win Grey Cup! Posts: 7,678 Karma: 31487351 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Raleigh, NC Device: Paperwhite, Kindles 10 & 4 and jetBook Lite	Welcome doral! Stamps or Eskies?

12-21-2010, 04:40 AM	#5
neilmarr neilmarr Posts: 7,215 Karma: 6000059 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Monaco-Menton, France Device: sony	Good to have your company, Doral. Yep for experienced user feedback, it's as well to repeat your question in the Kobo-dedicated forums here. Good luck and best wishes. Neil

12-21-2010, 05:24 AM	#6
CaroB Member Posts: 14 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: QLD, Australia Device: Kobo, Kindle	Hi and welcome doral! I'm a newbie here myself and have had my own set of problems with Kobo. I'm in Australia, and mine was bought from a Borders store as well. Worked well until just after the 30 days money-back guarantee that borders offered and have had a grand-old time dealing with the Kobo un-helpdesk. I sincerely hope you're able to find the answers you're looking for. I know how frustrating it can be to be so excited about this wonderful new product and technology only to have hassles early on. Would love to hear how you get on. CaroB

12-21-2010, 05:44 AM	#7
Latinandgreek Warrior Princess Posts: 5,038 Karma: 9724231 Join Date: Sep 2009 Device: PRS-505; PRS-350, PRS-T1, iPad, Aura HD	Hello, and welcome to MR!

12-21-2010, 10:41 AM	#8
GeoffC Chocolate Grasshopper ... Posts: 27,599 Karma: 20821184 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Scotland Device: Muse HD , Cybook Gen3 , Pocketbook 302 (Black) , Nexus 10: wife has PW	Welcome to mobileread... Hello to you from the icy wilds of Scotland ....

12-21-2010, 11:45 AM	#9
Shazza Addict Posts: 241 Karma: 224 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Vancouver BC Device: Kindle 3 - 3G & Wifi iphone	Welcome Doral, hope you get it sorted soon so you can read to your heart's desire in the long snowy winter nights.

12-21-2010, 03:49 PM	#10
desertblues Home for the moment Posts: 5,127 Karma: 27718936 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: travelling Device: various	Hi Doral, welcome to MR from the Netherlands. Hope your problem will be solved soon

12-24-2010, 08:30 PM	#11
doral Junior Member Posts: 8 Karma: 100 Join Date: Dec 2010 Device: KOBO	thanks for the welcome and the heads up Neil.

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12-24-2010, 08:42 PM	#14
doral Junior Member Posts: 8 Karma: 100 Join Date: Dec 2010 Device: KOBO	Hi CaroB and Merry Christmas. My Kobo works fine on everything but the 100 preloaded books, so I'll probably just leave well enough alone. I've loaded a couple of pdf files and they seem to work right.