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Old 12-15-2025, 09:09 PM   #31
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Most of those spans and divs are added when converting from ePub to kepub. They are mostly used for locations for annotations and highlights. For non-Kobo devices, they are do-nothing code. Some people prefer to convert to ePub and then edit allowing calibre to convert the ePub on the fly when sending to the Kobo device.
No need to convert to ePub. Just download the eBooks as ePub.
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Old 12-15-2025, 09:14 PM   #32
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No need to convert to ePub. Just download the eBooks as ePub.
If I already have the book as kepub, I'm not going to bother downloading an ePub when de-kepubifying is so simple.
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Old 12-16-2025, 08:04 AM   #33
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If I already have the book as kepub, I'm not going to bother downloading an ePub when de-kepubifying is so simple.
It's easier to download the ePub because of the ASCM Input plugin.
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It's easier to download the ePub because of the ASCM Input plugin.
Not quite right, Jon. To download the ePub when I already have the kepub requires me to open a web browser, login to Kobo's website, go through the steps to get to the book I want and then download either the ePub or the .acsm file (nonDRMmed gets the ePub, DRMmed gets the .acsm file). Then I need to add either download option to calibre.

Kepub? I purchase the book, sync my Kobo, open calibre and connect the Kobo to my computer, run Obok, select the books and I'm done.

Either workflow works and I don't really care which I use since, for me, removing the kepub bits and bobs requires minimal effort.
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No, you don't. Epub will work fine on a Kobo.

No, you can't zoom into images. It really sucks.
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No, you can't zoom into images. It really sucks.
Depends on your reading material. It sucks if you read a lot of books with images/maps/diagrams etc. If not, then it doesn't matter much.
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No, you can't zoom into images. It really sucks.
99% of my reading material has the cover image and possibly the title page as an image.

OTOH, I will use kepub for books that have images especially ones where I have downloaded a high-resolution image for maps. Most of the images inside books are relatively low resolution so zooming in is just a good way of seeing pixels.
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99% of my reading material has the cover image and possibly the title page as an image.

OTOH, I will use kepub for books that have images especially ones where I have downloaded a high-resolution image for maps. Most of the images inside books are relatively low resolution so zooming in is just a good way of seeing pixels.
I would say 99% of my material has a cover image. The cover page as an image is much less, I'm guessing 25%. A good majority have an image of the author.

I use kepub exclusively and very seldom zoom.
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I don’t mean to hijack this thread, but I have a related question. After being a member of Mobileread since 2011, I have just purchased my first Kobo. I bought a Clara Colour. When I copy books from Amazon using Calibre it asks me if I want to convert to kepub. If I am copying books from Barnes & Noble it does not ask. I am assuming that it is just copying the epub file. Is this going to cause me any problems? I’m sure I will have other questions as I get used to the new system.
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Welcome to Kobo-world. No, It won't cause problems. Kepub is the proprietary Kobo version of epub. Both work on your Kobo. The kepub enables several features that are not available if you use epub. Have you installed the Kobo Utilities plugin on Calibre? It is a very helpful plugin. There are plenty of threads in this forum to help you get the most use out of your Kobo.

Enjoy your Clara. They are nice little ereaders.
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