2.6.2 No longer processing Calibre created Kepubs

jackastor · 10-06-2013, 03:40 PM

Is anyone having any issues sending caliber converted Epubs to Kepubs to any of the Kobo devices using firmware update 2.6.2? Just tried and non of the books converted were recognized. Calibre did say they were where they were supposed to be. So I deleted the books ejected and tried to just manually drop them in.. Same result no recognization of the Calibre created Kepubs. Same books however were processed when sent via Calibre/Side loaded as epubs.

Any one else with similar issues?

regards

Jack

giorgio130 · 10-07-2013, 03:28 AM

If that's true, it's bad news. Did you try just to rename an epub you put on the device to .kepub.epub? Instead of letting the extended kobo driver to handle it.

jackastor · 10-07-2013, 06:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by giorgio130

If that's true, it's bad news. Did you try just to rename an epub you put on the device to .kepub.epub? Instead of letting the extended kobo driver to handle it.

Yes. Same result.

EowynCarter · 10-07-2013, 03:38 PM

A little question there : the point of converting to kpub is to be able to use reading life on non kobo books ?

I found a topic about that, saying it's possible, but it's old.

jackastor · 10-07-2013, 04:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by EowynCarter

A little question there : the point of converting to kpub is to be able to use reading life on non kobo books ?

I found a topic about that, saying it's possible, but it's old.

Yes its possible, it should be possible with all books epub or kepub. The point though is tracking your reading statistics and the arrangement of chapters. Really the only thing your doing is changing the .epub to .kepub.epub if there is more to it I cannot say. I like having all my read books and stats being tracked it sort of helps to make the reading more fun.

regards

Jack

davidfor · 10-07-2013, 09:37 PM

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Originally Posted by EowynCarter

A little question there : the point of converting to kpub is to be able to use reading life on non kobo books ?

I found a topic about that, saying it's possible, but it's old.

That is one of the points. Another is that the reader used has different "features"* to that used for epubs.

Quote:

Originally Posted by jackastor

Yes its possible, it should be possible with all books epub or kepub. The point though is tracking your reading statistics and the arrangement of chapters. Really the only thing your doing is changing the .epub to .kepub.epub if there is more to it I cannot say. I like having all my read books and stats being tracked it sort of helps to make the reading more fun.

The firmware tracks some of the stats for epubs. They aren't displayed when reading as they are for kepubs. But, are displayed on the "Reading stats" screen for the current book. You can get these for any epub by adding "BookSpecificStats=true" to the "FeatureSettings" section of the config file. This adds a "Reading Stats" option to the book menu in the library that displays the stats.

* As any programmer knows: It's not a bug, it's a feature.

jackastor · 10-08-2013, 07:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by davidfor

That is one of the points. Another is that the reader used has different "features"* to that used for epubs.

The firmware tracks some of the stats for epubs. They aren't displayed when reading as they are for kepubs. But, are displayed on the "Reading stats" screen for the current book. You can get these for any epub by adding "BookSpecificStats=true" to the "FeatureSettings" section of the config file. This adds a "Reading Stats" option to the book menu in the library that displays the stats.

* As any programmer knows: It's not a bug, it's a feature.

David how would one add that and where in whatt file? For those of us who don't know how.

Thanks in advance

Regards

Jack

EowynCarter · 10-08-2013, 07:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by davidfor

That is one of the points. Another is that the reader used has different "features"* to that used for epubs.

The firmware tracks some of the stats for epubs. They aren't displayed when reading as they are for kepubs. But, are displayed on the "Reading stats" screen for the current book. You can get these for any epub by adding "BookSpecificStats=true" to the "FeatureSettings" section of the config file. This adds a "Reading Stats" option to the book menu in the library that displays the stats.

* As any programmer knows: It's not a bug, it's a feature.

Tanks for the info.

I take it it's not possible to sync reading position on non kobo books ?

Sharkus · 10-08-2013, 09:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by EowynCarter

Tanks for the info.

I take it it's not possible to sync reading position on non kobo books ?

Correct. for the reading position sync (what we call cloud bookmarking) to work, the book must be obtained from kobo and downloaded / synced from Kobo. Side-loaded books, regardless of where they were obtained from (for example, if it were an ascm file of a book purchased from Kobo) will NOT sync their reading position.

davidfor · 10-08-2013, 05:37 PM

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Originally Posted by EowynCarter

I take it it's not possible to sync reading position on non kobo books ?

My Kobo Utilities plugin will store the position and restore it to other Kobo devices. But, I know of now way to sync that position to other devices or any of the various reading apps.

davidfor · 10-08-2013, 09:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jackastor

David how would one add that and where in whatt file? For those of us who don't know how.

The config file is "Kobo eReader.conf" and is in ".kobo\Kobo". You need to open it with a text editor. The file is made up of settings sections that look like:

Code:

[SettingsSection]
SettingName1=settingvalue1
SettingName2=settingvalue2
SettingName3=settingvalue3

To enable the book statistics, look for a section called "FeatureSettings". If it isn't there, add it at the end of the file. Then, add "BookSpecificStats=true". You should end up with:

Code:

[FeatureSettings]
BookSpecificStats=true

Save the file and disconnect the device. In the library list, when you display the menu for a book it should now have the extra option "Reading Stats".

One thing is, I don't know which firmware this was added in. I know it works with 2.8.1 and I think 2.7.x. I don't know about the earlier firmware.

jackastor · 10-09-2013, 07:45 AM

Thanks for the info David. Works like a charm.

Regards

Jack

giorgio130 · 10-10-2013, 04:14 AM

I've just tested 2.9.0 on my Aura HD, it seems that they removed the time stats for sideloaded kepubs, however they still are picked up and processed.

davidfor · 10-10-2013, 05:11 AM

That is correct. Kobo have removed the display from sideloaded kepubs as of 2.9.0. They have stated it was due to errors in the calculation. But, the rest of the stats are collected and displayable in the manner I described earlier.

6charlong · 10-10-2013, 04:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by davidfor

That is correct. Kobo have removed the display from sideloaded kepubs as of 2.9.0. They have stated it was due to errors in the calculation. But, the rest of the stats are collected and displayable in the manner I described earlier.

I love the way kepubs work on the Kobo eReaders so I've decided not to connect to Wi-Fi until this gets fixed to avoid an automatic upgrade of the firmware. I always download my books to the computer but they always show up as epub when you do that. Over Wi-Fi they come in as kepubs. I suppose I'll have to sideload my recent purchases until it's safe to use Wi-Fi again.

(I'm assuming this glitch includes sideloaded books from Kobo.) I'm always getting more books so I hope they get this fixed soon.

10-06-2013, 03:40 PM	#1
jackastor Wizard Posts: 1,847 Karma: 3212428 Join Date: Jun 2011 Device: iphone stanza, kobo touch,ASUS TF300,KOBO GLO, Kobo Aura HD, Kobo Mini	2.6.2 No longer processing Calibre created Kepubs Is anyone having any issues sending caliber converted Epubs to Kepubs to any of the Kobo devices using firmware update 2.6.2? Just tried and non of the books converted were recognized. Calibre did say they were where they were supposed to be. So I deleted the books ejected and tried to just manually drop them in.. Same result no recognization of the Calibre created Kepubs. Same books however were processed when sent via Calibre/Side loaded as epubs. Any one else with similar issues? regards Jack

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10-07-2013, 03:28 AM	#2
giorgio130 Time Waster Posts: 422 Karma: 289160 Join Date: May 2011 Device: Kobo Glo and Aura HD	If that's true, it's bad news. Did you try just to rename an epub you put on the device to .kepub.epub? Instead of letting the extended kobo driver to handle it.

10-07-2013, 03:38 PM	#4
EowynCarter Wizard Posts: 4,332 Karma: 4000000 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Paris Device: Cybooks; Sony PRS-T1	A little question there : the point of converting to kpub is to be able to use reading life on non kobo books ? I found a topic about that, saying it's possible, but it's old.

10-09-2013, 07:45 AM	#12
jackastor Wizard Posts: 1,847 Karma: 3212428 Join Date: Jun 2011 Device: iphone stanza, kobo touch,ASUS TF300,KOBO GLO, Kobo Aura HD, Kobo Mini	Thanks for the info David. Works like a charm. Regards Jack

10-10-2013, 04:14 AM	#13
giorgio130 Time Waster Posts: 422 Karma: 289160 Join Date: May 2011 Device: Kobo Glo and Aura HD	I've just tested 2.9.0 on my Aura HD, it seems that they removed the time stats for sideloaded kepubs, however they still are picked up and processed.

10-10-2013, 05:11 AM	#14
davidfor Grand Sorcerer Posts: 24,907 Karma: 47303748 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Sydney, Australia Device: Kobo:Touch,Glo, AuraH2O, GloHD,AuraONE, ClaraHD, Libra H2O; tolinoepos	That is correct. Kobo have removed the display from sideloaded kepubs as of 2.9.0. They have stated it was due to errors in the calculation. But, the rest of the stats are collected and displayable in the manner I described earlier.

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