Aura HD Small font on book synopsis

bookwurm70 · 05-05-2013, 09:20 AM

So, I've had my Aura for almost a week, and I'm busy playing with it and Calibre to see what my options are for making my library the best it can be.

I have a question about the Book Synopses that you can view in the library. I've noticed when I hold on a title I have an option to see more details and one of the options is a Synopsis of the book. Up at the top of the screen it says "Bookstore" not "Library" and another viewing option is "related reading" which takes you to a book that you can purchase. This is all great for my purchased Kobo book.

However, when it comes to my side loaded books I have a few books that when I choose "synopsis" the font of the description is so small that I cannot read it. I only have a few sideloaded books so far, and some look fine and others it is a teeny tiny font.

Does anyone know if the synopses loading from Calibre? Are there settings in Calibre that I should be using to make sure these are readable?

davidfor · 05-05-2013, 07:58 PM

The synopsis is loaded from the metadata in the book when the device first sees the book. It can be formatted using HTML and the font size can be set.

If you are using calibre, the metadata in the book is updated from the library as the book is copied to the device. So, whatever is in the comments field is what the device displays as the synopsis.

Unfortunately, there is no way to update the synopsis on the device after the book has been added to the device library. You have to delete the book and send it again. That might change in the future.

05-05-2013, 09:20 AM	#1
bookwurm70 Addict Posts: 265 Karma: 89314 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Southern Illinois Device: eSlick, Pocketbook IQ, iPad, Kobo Aura, Kobo Aura ONE	Small font on book synopsis So, I've had my Aura for almost a week, and I'm busy playing with it and Calibre to see what my options are for making my library the best it can be. I have a question about the Book Synopses that you can view in the library. I've noticed when I hold on a title I have an option to see more details and one of the options is a Synopsis of the book. Up at the top of the screen it says "Bookstore" not "Library" and another viewing option is "related reading" which takes you to a book that you can purchase. This is all great for my purchased Kobo book. However, when it comes to my side loaded books I have a few books that when I choose "synopsis" the font of the description is so small that I cannot read it. I only have a few sideloaded books so far, and some look fine and others it is a teeny tiny font. Does anyone know if the synopses loading from Calibre? Are there settings in Calibre that I should be using to make sure these are readable?

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05-05-2013, 07:58 PM	#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	The synopsis is loaded from the metadata in the book when the device first sees the book. It can be formatted using HTML and the font size can be set. If you are using calibre, the metadata in the book is updated from the library as the book is copied to the device. So, whatever is in the comments field is what the device displays as the synopsis. Unfortunately, there is no way to update the synopsis on the device after the book has been added to the device library. You have to delete the book and send it again. That might change in the future.

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