Converting HTML to ePub Is Unreadable On Kobo H2O

ReddFour · 05-25-2016, 08:48 AM

I am converting a HTML file which is perfectly formatted to ePub using Calibre. The resulting ePub is also perfectly viewable in the built in ePub viewer as well as Adobe Digital Editions.

However, when I copy the ePub to my Kobo H2O and try and view it, the first page displays but the sentences go slightly beyond the right edge of the screen. Also when I try to go forward a page it skips to the last few pages of the file.

Is there a solution to this? I am serriously regretting switching from Kindle to Kobo. I never had any problems like this on my Kindle Keyboard when converting similar HTML pages to mobi.

davidfor · 05-25-2016, 09:27 AM

This usually means that there is an error in the epub. While the calibre viewer is a good reader, it is very forgiving of errors in books. The Kobo firmware is not. Things like unbalanced tags can cause problems like this. I recommend opening the epub in the calibre editor and running the error check on it. If there is an error, this will probably show.

An alternative reason is that you have installed the KoboTouchExtended driver and sent the book as a kepub. And enabled the full screen reading on the device. The full screen reading is an unsupported function on the device and suffers from problems with text going over the edge of the screen.

Other than that, I would need to see the book, or at least a sample, to see what is wrong. .

05-25-2016, 08:48 AM	#1
ReddFour Member Posts: 12 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2015 Device: Kobo H2O	Converting HTML to ePub Is Unreadable On Kobo H2O I am converting a HTML file which is perfectly formatted to ePub using Calibre. The resulting ePub is also perfectly viewable in the built in ePub viewer as well as Adobe Digital Editions. However, when I copy the ePub to my Kobo H2O and try and view it, the first page displays but the sentences go slightly beyond the right edge of the screen. Also when I try to go forward a page it skips to the last few pages of the file. Is there a solution to this? I am serriously regretting switching from Kindle to Kobo. I never had any problems like this on my Kindle Keyboard when converting similar HTML pages to mobi.

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05-25-2016, 09:27 AM	#2
davidfor Grand Sorcerer Posts: 24,905 Karma: 47303824 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Sydney, Australia Device: Kobo:Touch,Glo, AuraH2O, GloHD,AuraONE, ClaraHD, Libra H2O; tolinoepos	This usually means that there is an error in the epub. While the calibre viewer is a good reader, it is very forgiving of errors in books. The Kobo firmware is not. Things like unbalanced tags can cause problems like this. I recommend opening the epub in the calibre editor and running the error check on it. If there is an error, this will probably show. An alternative reason is that you have installed the KoboTouchExtended driver and sent the book as a kepub. And enabled the full screen reading on the device. The full screen reading is an unsupported function on the device and suffers from problems with text going over the edge of the screen. Other than that, I would need to see the book, or at least a sample, to see what is wrong. .

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