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Old 03-30-2017, 07:37 AM   #16
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Sorry, I can't reproduce this. I put a kepub on the device with 674 pages. I paged forward a bit and it counted correctly. Then I skipped to the next chapter and it incremented as expected. Page forward some more, close the book and reopened it and the page number was the same as when I closed it.

I also used the page slider to randomly pick a spot in the middle of the book and tried again. I didn't see any problems with the page numbering.

Some weird page numbering can happen if every file in the book isn't in the ToC or there are multiple ToC entries for a file. That might explain what you are seeing. If so, it isn't strictly a bug. This is against what specs Kobo have published for kepubs, so the behaviour is undefined.

In any case, we've wandered off topic for the thread, and we should move to the Kobo forum for any further discussion.
It only seems to happen when I use the Toc; if I use the next chapter button, I don't see the problem. When you say "skip to the next chapter", did you pick the chapter from the ToC?

Edit: And FWIW, I believe I see this behavior for all kepubs.
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Old 03-30-2017, 08:48 AM   #17
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It only seems to happen when I use the Toc; if I use the next chapter button, I don't see the problem. When you say "skip to the next chapter", did you pick the chapter from the ToC?

Edit: And FWIW, I believe I see this behavior for all kepubs.
Sorry, I misread the steps. And I'm seeing the problem. When I looked, the page number shown after selecting the chapter in the ToC, is the page number of the start of the chapter I as in when I opened the ToC. The page number gets fixed if I page backwards to the previous chapter or any other method other than the ToC to go to a different chapter.

This is with sideloaded kepubs. I'll try a purchased kepub later.

And as it's something that is bugging you, I assume you have reported it to Kobo so they know it is a problem you need fixed.
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Old 03-30-2017, 09:12 AM   #18
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In fairness to the OP (although I can't say I'd ever use it like them), I can completely understand how it might be easier to swipe 5 times to jump ahead 5 chapters than doing 3 taps to get to the same place via the TOC. Less thinking and easier do the taps than finding the right spot in the TOC. This is one of those cases where something that might seem easier/faster (going to TOC) might not actually be easier/faster in real use.
Exactly! I don't have the PW anymore so I can't see how it works for real. But I imagine if I don't remember/know the exact chapter number I want to go to, I'll have to go to ToC > Pick a random chapter. Then when it's not the one I wanted, I need to repeat the steps again a few times until I find the exact one I want.

Well, I guess I will hang on to my Kindle Touch until it dies (hopefully not soon!)
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Old 03-30-2017, 09:29 AM   #19
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And as it's something that is bugging you, I assume you have reported it to Kobo so they know it is a problem you need fixed.
I don't believe I said "it was bugging me"; I just mentioned it in case it matters to the OP.

I gave up on trying to communicate with Kobo unless it is absolutely necessary (and minor bugs, like this one, fall below my threshold for "absolutely necessary").
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Exactly! I don't have the PW anymore so I can't see how it works for real. But I imagine if I don't remember/know the exact chapter number I want to go to, I'll have to go to ToC > Pick a random chapter. Then when it's not the one I wanted, I need to repeat the steps again a few times until I find the exact one I want.

Well, I guess I will hang on to my Kindle Touch until it dies (hopefully not soon!)
The Kobo may work well:

1 You click once to bring up the menu
2 You may need to click again to bring up the navigation menu
3 Than you can click on the next chapter button

At this point the chapter is displayed and the navigation menu is still active, so a single click to advance to the next chapter.
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Old 03-30-2017, 07:12 PM   #21
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The Kobo may work well:

1 You click once to bring up the menu
2 You may need to click again to bring up the navigation menu
3 Than you can click on the next chapter button

At this point the chapter is displayed and the navigation menu is still active, so a single click to advance to the next chapter.
You should be saying if that's ePub or Kepub.
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You should be saying if that's ePub or Kepub.
It's both
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It's both
My mistake. Thank you for pointing that out.
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So to get to the bit with a Kobo Reader to skip chapters only takes two taps plus however many to get to the chapter you want from the chapter you are currently on.
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So to get to the bit with a Kobo Reader to skip chapters only takes two taps plus however many to get to the chapter you want from the chapter you are currently on.
For kepubs, it is 1 or 2 taps.
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I'm wondering if anyone has a suggestion on an e-reader that can skip chapters with one move? Or if that's non-existent, any tips on how you skip chapters while reading?
Cool Reader has 9 configurable touch zones. Maybe there are other apps that can do this.
So answering your question: every android based e-reader with touchscreen.
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Cool Reader has 9 configurable touch zones. Maybe there are other apps that can do this.
So answering your question: every android based e-reader with touchscreen.
The disadvantage would be that Cool Reader is quite possibly the world's least standards-compliant ePub reader. Avoid like the plague!
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The disadvantage would be that Cool Reader is quite possibly the world's least standards-compliant ePub reader. Avoid like the plague!
I agree 100%. Cool Reader is really awful. Stay far away.
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