Kobo Adobe Epub is a Kepub instead - Page 4

JSWolf · 12-28-2011, 05:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Bookworm_Girl

Thanks, JSWolf, for sharing a solution! My complaint is that one shouldn't have to remove DRM and edit the files to get the book to work.

I know we should not have to fix it. But at least we now know it can be put back to the way it should have been from the start.

JSWolf · 12-28-2011, 06:05 PM

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Originally Posted by SameerH

Hi guys, sorry I haven't read through the entire thread, but wanted to assure everyone that there is no conspiracy

Adobe ePubs should not be using Kobo CSS as many of you have pointed out.

I'm not on the content development team but they are aware of the problem and are working to fix it and republish impacted books. Sorry for not replying earlier, things a bit busy as you can well imagine

I'll relay what information I can from the team as I get it. Hope that clears some things up.

Here is one of the affected books.

http://www.kobobooks.com/ebook/Trans...S1g/page1.html

When I sort it out, the formatting looks a lot better then with the JS and Kobo CSS. So why is Kobo putting in the JS and Kobo CSS when it can easily make the formatting look worse?

The map in that book is not set to scale to the screen and is bigger then the screen.

Bookworm_Girl · 12-28-2011, 06:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SameerH

Hi guys, sorry I haven't read through the entire thread, but wanted to assure everyone that there is no conspiracy

Adobe ePubs should not be using Kobo CSS as many of you have pointed out.

I'm not on the content development team but they are aware of the problem and are working to fix it and republish impacted books. Sorry for not replying earlier, things a bit busy as you can well imagine

I'll relay what information I can from the team as I get it. Hope that clears some things up.

Thank you for responding and acknowledging the issue.

rashkae · 12-28-2011, 06:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SameerH

Hi guys, sorry I haven't read through the entire thread, but wanted to assure everyone that there is no conspiracy

Adobe ePubs should not be using Kobo CSS as many of you have pointed out.

I'm not on the content development team but they are aware of the problem and are working to fix it and republish impacted books. Sorry for not replying earlier, things a bit busy as you can well imagine

I'll relay what information I can from the team as I get it. Hope that clears some things up.

Thank god. even I was getting tired of smearing yoru good name

ATDrake · 12-28-2011, 07:40 PM

This explains much. I'd noticed the spaces disappearing after italics in some of my recent Kobo purchases in some otherwise well-made books, but had put that down to general publisher e-book formatting-without-proofreading laxity and/or incompetence.

Glad to see there's an official fix planned (as well as an unofficial workaround).

ChristopherTD · 12-29-2011, 01:43 AM

Thanks SameerH for contributing to the thread with the inside view. it is much appreciated.

ChristopherTD · 12-30-2011, 11:15 AM

FWIW I used the New Year 30% off coupon on Berlin Noir, by Philip Kerr, which also has the problem. Alas.

JSWolf · 12-31-2011, 01:10 PM

In post 43 of this thread, I linked to how to fix the problem and put the ePub back to normal. It done is replace the CSS with theirs and add in this Javascript. All my solution does is remove the Javascript and point back to the original CSS.

rashkae · 01-04-2012, 05:58 PM

Still not getting much update on this situation. As of yesterday, one of the books I had reported (Thirteen Orphans) has been fixed (and looks very nice now.) Saints astray was still messed. But if you have affected books, it might be worth removing them from DE and re-downloading to see if any of yours are fixed.

trekker99 · 01-05-2012, 07:53 AM

Thanks for the update, as my book has been fixed.

JSWolf · 01-11-2012, 05:08 PM

So is this issue now fixed at Kobo such that any eBooks bought will be correct?

rashkae · 01-11-2012, 08:56 PM

Who knows? I certainly have no plans to be the one who finds out.

PeterT · 01-11-2012, 09:23 PM

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Originally Posted by JSWolf

So is this issue now fixed at Kobo such that any eBooks bought will be correct?

Well one idea might be for someone who had problems to redownload an ADE version....

Bookworm_Girl · 01-11-2012, 11:02 PM

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Originally Posted by PeterT

Well one idea might be for someone who had problems to redownload an ADE version....

I think the question is whether future purchases can be guaranteed to be correct. The answer is most likely "not yet". I'm not going to be the guinea pig either... Last time I checked only some of my books had been fixed. Has Kobo made any official statements regarding this issue besides we're looking into it?

Blossom · 01-12-2012, 01:31 AM

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Originally Posted by PeterT

What would help immensely is if people shared the names of the books. Knowing that would also help us ask more intelligent questions of Kobo staff and try to learn what is going on and why!

I had this happen Christmas Cradle by Linda Warren which was published in December 2011. It looked horrible on Mantano. I have purchased books since then that were older with no issues.

I tried fixing the book but it just removed italics and squashed the words together so I wound up reading it with the horrible formatting.

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12-28-2011, 07:40 PM	#50
ATDrake Wizzard Posts: 11,517 Karma: 33048258 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Roundworld Device: Kindle 2 International, Sony PRS-T1, BlackBerry PlayBook, Acer Iconia	This explains much. I'd noticed the spaces disappearing after italics in some of my recent Kobo purchases in some otherwise well-made books, but had put that down to general publisher e-book formatting-without-proofreading laxity and/or incompetence. Glad to see there's an official fix planned (as well as an unofficial workaround).

12-29-2011, 01:43 AM	#51
ChristopherTD Addict Posts: 343 Karma: 1010002 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: London. UK Device: Marvin Reader on iPad Air (via Calibre)	Thanks SameerH for contributing to the thread with the inside view. it is much appreciated.

12-30-2011, 11:15 AM	#52
ChristopherTD Addict Posts: 343 Karma: 1010002 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: London. UK Device: Marvin Reader on iPad Air (via Calibre)	FWIW I used the New Year 30% off coupon on Berlin Noir, by Philip Kerr, which also has the problem. Alas.

12-31-2011, 01:10 PM	#53
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 80,782 Karma: 150249619 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	In post 43 of this thread, I linked to how to fix the problem and put the ePub back to normal. It done is replace the CSS with theirs and add in this Javascript. All my solution does is remove the Javascript and point back to the original CSS.

01-04-2012, 05:58 PM	#54
rashkae Wizard Posts: 1,277 Karma: 5935030 Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Ontario, Canada Device: Kobo Aura HD	Still not getting much update on this situation. As of yesterday, one of the books I had reported (Thirteen Orphans) has been fixed (and looks very nice now.) Saints astray was still messed. But if you have affected books, it might be worth removing them from DE and re-downloading to see if any of yours are fixed.

01-05-2012, 07:53 AM	#55
trekker99 Enthusiast Posts: 41 Karma: 487442 Join Date: May 2009 Device: Sony PRS-T1, Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9	Thanks for the update, as my book has been fixed.

01-11-2012, 05:08 PM	#56
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 80,782 Karma: 150249619 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	So is this issue now fixed at Kobo such that any eBooks bought will be correct?

01-11-2012, 08:56 PM	#57
rashkae Wizard Posts: 1,277 Karma: 5935030 Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Ontario, Canada Device: Kobo Aura HD	Who knows? I certainly have no plans to be the one who finds out.