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Old 10-18-2013, 07:38 AM   #1
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I'm trying to switch from reading books to reading on an ereader. On a Kobo, is there an easy way to see how much reading there is left to do in a chapter?
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I'm trying to switch from reading books to reading on an ereader. On a Kobo, is there an easy way to see how much reading there is left to do in a chapter?
For Kobo-bought books, or sideloaded .kepubs, the reader displays what page number you are in the chapter (e.g. Page 3 of 27). If you sideload a standard ePub file, the reader will display the current page out of the total pages in the book (e.g. Page 133 of 466).
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For epubs, what I do is bring up the navigation bar, press the right double arrow to go to next chapter, not the page number and the press the return button to go back to where I was. Not as easy as for a kepub, but it works.
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Old 10-18-2013, 09:15 AM   #4
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Bever, the short answer is yes: in fact that's the default behavior on Kobo E Ink devices (Touch, Mini, Glo, Aura, Aura HD) with book you've bought directly on the device. At the bottom of the screen you'll the Chapter name / number and a page count FOR THAT CHAPTER:

Page 5 of 16

If you're going to be downloading content from other sources (by plugging your device into your computer with a USB cable), the default is to show the number of pages in the entire book -- but there are ways to get it to do the by-chapter page numbering for those, too.

This is one of my favorite Kobo features; I find it very handy knowing how much is left in a chapter (because it spurs me on to finish the chapter).
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I find that I prefer knowing how much is left in the book. Can't we have both?
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If you're going to be downloading content from other sources (by plugging your device into your computer with a USB cable), the default is to show the number of pages in the entire book -- but there are ways to get it to do the by-chapter page numbering for those, too.
Can you elaborate on this? I don't really mind about how many pages left in the book, I mostly know how much pages the book has.
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Can you elaborate on this? I don't really mind about how many pages left in the book, I mostly know how much pages the book has.
Buffaloseven's reference to "sideloaded kepubs" is what you want. The easiest way is with calibre and the extended driver.
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Can you elaborate on this? I don't really mind about how many pages left in the book, I mostly know how much pages the book has.
You also have to know what page you are on. If your display says page 1 of 24 for the chapter it takes a but of thinking to see where you are in relation to the total pages. It can be done, but not that easy unless things have changed.

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Bever, the short answer is yes: in fact that's the default behavior on Kobo E Ink devices (Touch, Mini, Glo, Aura, Aura HD) with book you've bought directly on the device. At the bottom of the screen you'll the Chapter name / number and a page count FOR THAT CHAPTER:

Page 5 of 16

If you're going to be downloading content from other sources (by plugging your device into your computer with a USB cable), the default is to show the number of pages in the entire book -- but there are ways to get it to do the by-chapter page numbering for those, too.

This is one of my favorite Kobo features; I find it very handy knowing how much is left in a chapter (because it spurs me on to finish the chapter).
Funny that, I find my self saying to myself, it wont take long to finish the chapter and the next thing I know is I am halfway through the book.


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