Why is Kobo epub reader lacking features?

Krios · 03-19-2021, 10:07 AM

I understand why it is lacking some features of kepub reader, because it's using different reading software.

But as i understand both Pocketbook and Kobo use Adobe RMSDK for epubs, and Pocketbook has image zoom, rapid page turning, and choosing between adobe page numbering and "one page turn is one page" numbering, all three Kobo lacks, despite being much bigger company, so why is that?

Sirtel · 03-19-2021, 10:09 AM

Because they use an older version of RMSDK. Why, is anybody's guess. Personally I think they want to keep the goodies for their proprietary format, to encourage people to buy from their store. Amazon has apparently adopted the same stance.

Krios · 03-19-2021, 10:15 AM

Thanks for answering, i suspected that they use older version of RMSDK, but i was not sure, my Booken from 2015 has rapid page turning, so RMSDK version Kobo use must be quite old.

JSWolf · 03-19-2021, 11:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Krios

Thanks for answering, i suspected that they use older version of RMSDK, but i was not sure, my Booken from 2015 has rapid page turning, so RMSDK version Kobo use must be quite old.

I'm thinking the version RMSDK that Kobo is using may be equivalent to some version ADE 3.x. It seems to be newer then ADE 2.0.1.

Krios · 03-19-2021, 11:48 AM

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Originally Posted by JSWolf

I'm thinking the version RMSDK that Kobo is using may be equivalent to some version ADE 3.x. It seems to be newer then ADE 2.0.1.

Yeah, you may be right, i've recently seen somewhere, that people have problems getting borrowed books to work with newer versions of ADE, and 3.0 works fine.

Quoth · 03-19-2021, 01:04 PM

However Amazon Kindle is the market leader and overall the Kobo has better features for reading, export annotations to PC, set series and collections from PC and customising.

JSWolf · 03-19-2021, 01:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Quoth

However Amazon Kindle is the market leader and overall the Kobo has better features for reading, export annotations to PC, set series and collections from PC and customising.

I'll have to disagree about Kindle being the leader. In the US maybe. But overall, more ePub capable Readers are sold world wide.

Krios · 03-19-2021, 02:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Quoth

However Amazon Kindle is the market leader and overall the Kobo has better features for reading, export annotations to PC, set series and collections from PC and customising.

I understand that, but amazon use different reading software, while Pocketbook and Kobo both use RMSDK for epubs.

John F · 03-19-2021, 02:06 PM

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Originally Posted by JSWolf

I'll have to disagree about Kindle being the leader. In the US maybe. But overall, more ePub capable Readers are sold world wide.

Could you provide a link?

This seems to indicate that Amazon is the leader:

https://www.statista.com/statistics/...ors-worldwide/

issybird · 03-19-2021, 02:33 PM

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Originally Posted by John F

Could you provide a link?

This seems to indicate that Amazon is the leader:

https://www.statista.com/statistics/...ors-worldwide/

Well, from what I can see the data are six years old, so who knows what the situation is now? In any case, the 2015 figure shows Amazon holding just over half the global market and since it’s overwhelmingly the most popular ereader in the US (and was in 2015), I think Jon’s inference is probably correct that Kindle is not the market leader in the rest of the world. Taken as a whole, of course; individual markets would vary.

Semwize · 03-19-2021, 02:39 PM

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Originally Posted by John F

Could you provide a link?

This seems to indicate that Amazon is the leader:

https://www.statista.com/statistics/...ors-worldwide/

It can be easier to look at by the number of posts, that is, by the activity and interest of users. Yes - Amazon is the leader, but everything is changing, so it is not known whether he will be the leader in five years ...

John F · 03-19-2021, 03:25 PM

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Originally Posted by issybird

Well, from what I can see the data are six years old, so who knows what the situation is now? In any case, the 2015 figure shows Amazon holding just over half the global market and since it’s overwhelmingly the most popular ereader in the US (and was in 2015), I think Jon’s inference is probably correct that Kindle is not the market leader in the rest of the world. Taken as a whole, of course; individual markets would vary.

Jon apparently knows, which is why I asked for the link.

ps67 · 03-19-2021, 03:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Krios

Yeah, you may be right, i've recently seen somewhere, that people have problems getting borrowed books to work with newer versions of ADE, and 3.0 works fine.

I have the last version of ADE and I have never experienced any problem with it and Kobo for borrowed books.

Krios · 03-19-2021, 04:08 PM

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Originally Posted by ps67

I have the last version of ADE and I have never experienced any problem with it and Kobo for borrowed books.

As my country has no OverDrive libraries, and i always strip DRM from self bought books, i have no experience with ADE, apart from drm removal.

Uncle Robin · 03-19-2021, 04:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Krios

As my country has no OverDrive libraries, and i always strip DRM from self bought books, i have no experience with ADE, apart from drm removal.

If you always strip DRM from books you buy, then you can convert them to kepub, which will enable several of the features you mention as lacking, like rapid page turn and better zoom in images.

03-19-2021, 10:07 AM	#1
Krios Zealot Posts: 113 Karma: 37002 Join Date: Jun 2019 Device: Bookeen Odyssey FrontLight 2, Pocketbook Inkpad 3, Kobo Libra 2	Why is Kobo epub reader lacking features? I understand why it is lacking some features of kepub reader, because it's using different reading software. But as i understand both Pocketbook and Kobo use Adobe RMSDK for epubs, and Pocketbook has image zoom, rapid page turning, and choosing between adobe page numbering and "one page turn is one page" numbering, all three Kobo lacks, despite being much bigger company, so why is that?

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Sirtel Grand Sorcerer Posts: 13,999 Karma: 243829945 Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Estonia Device: Kobo Sage & Libra 2	Because they use an older version of RMSDK. Why, is anybody's guess. Personally I think they want to keep the goodies for their proprietary format, to encourage people to buy from their store. Amazon has apparently adopted the same stance.

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Krios Zealot Posts: 113 Karma: 37002 Join Date: Jun 2019 Device: Bookeen Odyssey FrontLight 2, Pocketbook Inkpad 3, Kobo Libra 2	Thanks for answering, i suspected that they use older version of RMSDK, but i was not sure, my Booken from 2015 has rapid page turning, so RMSDK version Kobo use must be quite old.

03-19-2021, 01:04 PM	#6
Quoth Still reading Posts: 15,004 Karma: 111111255 Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: Ireland Device: All 4 Kinds: epub eink, Kindle, android eink, NxtPaper	However Amazon Kindle is the market leader and overall the Kobo has better features for reading, export annotations to PC, set series and collections from PC and customising.