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Old 10-13-2014, 10:38 PM   #16
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do Kobos support mobi as well as epub?

The answer to that is no, the H2O supports ePub much better then it does Mobi.
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Old 10-14-2014, 09:44 AM   #17
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The top margin is set in the book itself, but you can set up Calibre to automatically change the margins (and other things) when it sends the book to the device.

Another alternative is to patch the firmware to add adjustable top and bottom margins to epubs. With this feature all four margins will change when you adjust the margin slider, not just the left/right margins. (works best if all margins are removed from the book before sideloading).

Edit: See this post for screenshots from my Glo using adjustable top/bottom epub margins.
Thanks. That's very interesting
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Old 10-14-2014, 11:12 PM   #18
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Just putting my 2 cents in... There's a website where you can download books in multiple formats (mobi, epub, pdf, html) and I had used it quite frequently in the past (I just go to the site on my Glo. Mostly with epubs. I just click the download button and the book goes to my library. Then, one day I got ballsy. I click the mobi format and boom, my Glo became stuck in a semi-perma bootloop. If the book is ever displayed on the tiles, or on the library, I had about 10-15 seconds before my Glo rebooted itself. I spent quite a while just trying to be fast enough to delete the mobi book I downloaded... I had a mini-heart attack while it was happening... Ever since then, I haven't tried to put any mobi books on my Glo...
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Among the features which surprised me were the battery life on theses browser-enabled devices (way more than I get with my Nook HD)
It's worth pointing out that the battery life is down to low power use while eReading rather than large batteries. Once you turn on the power hungry wi-fi the battery drains fast and I wouldn't be surprised if it went flat quicker while web browsing than on your Tablet.
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Old 10-17-2014, 12:34 PM   #20
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It's worth pointing out that the battery life is down to low power use while eReading rather than large batteries. Once you turn on the power hungry wi-fi the battery drains fast and I wouldn't be surprised if it went flat quicker while web browsing than on your Tablet.
Actually, quite a bit better battery life even when web browsing. That said, my opinion is that web browsing on an eInk screen is either for specific purposes (downloading books from my Calibre library) or for those with masochistic tendencies -- the lack of colour and the slow screen updates get painful.
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Actually, quite a bit better battery life even when web browsing. That said, my opinion is that web browsing on an eInk screen is either for specific purposes (downloading books from my Calibre library) or for those with masochistic tendencies -- the lack of colour and the slow screen updates get painful.
Agree totally. I might have started up the browser once just to see that it worked, but why would anyone want to use the browser on a 6"-7" eink screen. I don't even buy books through my reader, only through my PC. I'm one who would be perfectly happy without any wi-fi on my reader at all.
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I've tested Kobo web browser on my Kobo Touch and Mini. It was OK but not great. Downloaded books from feedbooks.com. I later used it when in Hospital for a few days. It works best with web sites that have simple version for phones. I even read this mobileread.com forum and posted to forum. Biggest problem was using on screen keyboard. I used a stylus. I could do this for hours without charging my reader. Of course 8 inch tablet is much better with color screen, faster processor, bluetooth keyboard and pinch zoom.
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