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Old 09-03-2026, 11:23 PM   #1
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Why does the Kobo home page round down on time remaining estimates?
I've noticed that estimated time left displayed for books on the Kobo's home screen always seem to round down, even where most would round up. For example, the book I'm currently reading shows "1 hour to go" on my home screen, but when I open the book and pull up the stats page, it estimates 1.8 hours to finish

Why does it not round to 2 hours?
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Old 09-04-2026, 01:36 AM   #2
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For me, the time left estimates are more a source of humour than anything useful. I've gotten used to seeing things like you have read for 57 minutes and finishing the book will take another 2 hours when I am at the 75% mark of the book.
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Old 09-04-2026, 07:44 AM   #3
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For me, the time left estimates are more a source of humour than anything useful. I've gotten use to seeing things like you have read for 57 minutes and finishing the book will take another 2 hours when I am at the 75% mark of the book.
Interesting... Kobo rounds down because DNSB reads so quickly.

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The time remaining on Kobo never worked properly.
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Interesting... Kobo rounds down because DNSB reads so quickly.


Thanks alot, DNSB!
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They should fix that. Let customer service know.

Audible used to have a similar error in their star-rating system averages. I pointed it out, and they corrected the problem.
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