Kobo Forma keeps going to start of book every time I open it.

[kyrajones]

I'm reading a book and I'm on page 50, but every time I turn off my Kobo and come back later, it goes back to the beginning of the book. This is the second book that happened. I finished one which I had to keep remembering which page to return. I convert my books on Calibre so they're all kepub formats. My Kobo had an update recently but it was fine, I use an older version of Calibre because the latest one make duplicates of every book I download, so I wonder what could be the problem with it.

[Sirtel]

Originally Posted by kyrajones

I use an older version of Calibre because the latest one make duplicates of every book I download, so I wonder what could be the problem with it.

Calibre has always duplicated the files it adds to its library, i.e. it adds a copy, not the original. This has not changed.

[JSWolf]

Why are you turning off your Forma? Just put it to sleep with a sleep cover or the power button. You use more battery turning off the Forma and it takes a lot longer to get it turned on and ready to use.

The problem you are having could be that the database is corrupt. If you install Calibre with the Kobo Utilities plugin, you can check the database on your Forma for errors. If there is anything wrong with the database, you can sign out and sign back in setting it up again.You will have to reload your eBooks. This will fix the database if it is corrupt.

[davidfor]

[QUOTE=kyrajones;4108101]I'm reading a book and I'm on page 50, but every time I turn off my Kobo and come back later, it goes back to the beginning of the book. This is the second book that happened. I finished one which I had to keep remembering which page to return. I convert my books on Calibre so they're all kepub formats./QUOTE]

There are various reasons for losing the reading location. When it happens after restarting the device, it usually means the database on the device is corrupt. When the database is corrupt, changes, such as the reading position, cannot be stored correctly. And that means when the database is read after restarting the device, it contains old data. Depending on exactly how the database is corrupt, you will get an error when calibre connects to the device. You can test for this with any SQLite database management tool, or my Kobo Utilities plugin can do it. The fix for this is to either restore a recent backup of the database, or sign out of the Kobo account on the device and back in. This will create a new database, but, you will lose the reading status and annotations for sideloaded books.

There are other reasons for this to happen. They are related to errors in the books or resending books that have changed in certain ways. In these cases, you would probably lose the reading position any time you closed an reopened the book.

My Kobo had an update recently but it was fine, I use an older version of Calibre because the latest one make duplicates of every book I download, so I wonder what could be the problem with it.

When does it create duplicates? When you add the book to calibre or when you send the book to the device? The word "download" isn't really used with any of the actions in calibre that I can think of that would be involved.

If it is when sending the book to the device, then it is probably a configuration change you have made. There are times when a second copy of the book will be sent, but, they are because either a different format is being sent, or the save template used when sending the books to the device has changed. Or you have changed the metadata that your save template uses for the file name. And changing between the built-in KoboTouch driver and the KoboTouchExtended driver means a different format is sent, so you can get multiple books. This happens to me frequently as I do change for a couple of reasons and don't remember until after I send a book and notice a second copy.

It is possible there have been changes in calibre that affect the file name generated using the save template. The file names are simplified and potentially problematic characters are replaced with alternatives. But, I don't remember seeing any changes like this since the Forma was released. What version of calibre are you using? From that, I might be able to work out what is happening. And I can tell what you are missing from the updated versions.