Glo Bookmarking not supported in all formats?

nightcat · 05-10-2013, 09:16 PM

I received my Kobo Glo today, and after some experimentation I have found the Glo will not bookmark in all formats equally. HTML ebooks will not bookmark, epub ones will. Is this a common thing, and is it a bug or a "feature"? If it is common, how do other formats like txt and RTF fare? Software version on my Glo is 2.5.1, if that matters.

PeterT · 05-10-2013, 09:40 PM

I would call it a feature; I think you will only find bookmarking in ePub and Kobo ePub formats; the others are very rudimentary views. You'd be best to use calibre to convert the other formats into ePubs.

Uschiekid · 05-10-2013, 09:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PeterT

I would call it a feature; I think you will only find bookmarking in ePub and Kobo ePub formats; the others are very rudimentary views. You'd be best to use calibre to convert the other formats into ePubs.

and PDF (only when not zoomed in)

nightcat · 05-13-2013, 01:59 PM

Thanks for the replies, all. Although I do admit the idea of not having to necessarily convert anything I wanted to read on the Glo from its current format was rather nice, having to do so is not a deal breaker. Used to it, having used Palm PDAs with Weasel Reader up until now for reading ebooks. (Yes, I'm that old-school.)

05-10-2013, 09:16 PM	#1
nightcat Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2013 Device: Kobo Glo	Bookmarking not supported in all formats? I received my Kobo Glo today, and after some experimentation I have found the Glo will not bookmark in all formats equally. HTML ebooks will not bookmark, epub ones will. Is this a common thing, and is it a bug or a "feature"? If it is common, how do other formats like txt and RTF fare? Software version on my Glo is 2.5.1, if that matters.

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05-10-2013, 09:40 PM	#2
PeterT Grand Sorcerer Posts: 13,309 Karma: 78876004 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Toronto Device: Libra H2O, Libra Colour	I would call it a feature; I think you will only find bookmarking in ePub and Kobo ePub formats; the others are very rudimentary views. You'd be best to use calibre to convert the other formats into ePubs.

05-13-2013, 01:59 PM	#4
nightcat Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2013 Device: Kobo Glo	Thanks for the replies, all. Although I do admit the idea of not having to necessarily convert anything I wanted to read on the Glo from its current format was rather nice, having to do so is not a deal breaker. Used to it, having used Palm PDAs with Weasel Reader up until now for reading ebooks. (Yes, I'm that old-school.)

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