So it takes a few more page turns the old way, so what? The newer display format is less readable.Ĥ. This is not as easy to read as the older version which left 1/8 or 1/4 blank margin at left and right. Display margins appear to have been eliminated, which runs the text right up tight to the screen edge. (I'm not sure the older firmware handled Italics either but at least it didn't insert spurious brackets or tags around them.)ģ.
#Kobo ereader update problems free#
Possibly the fonts were replaced? For example, a free ebook from a commercial website now has difficulty with Italics (displays them in normal font but enclosed by |_ and _|) and cannot display an em dash in the text (substitutes a ? for it, which is a pain as this author uses a lot of dashes.) Same file still displays correctly on the N647 without the upgrade, with the dashes.
#Kobo ereader update problems upgrade#
Ebook files that were readable before the upgrade now have formatting issues.
Another identical N647 without the upgrade sees those same three chips and recognizes the epub book files on them.Ģ. Tried 3 different working chips, it just doesn't see them.
Problems identified after upgrade (which device said was successful):ġ. Kobo Wifi (the original black and white, non-touch screen model N647?) More specifics, in case anyone can use them: It also looks as if they didn't test things out very well on the older devices or with older epub files. I suspect the coders were doing what they thought of as "improving" the display usage, without regard for the preferences of the end user or the book producer. (A free book from a commercial distributor, one of those ones they use as give-aways.) The display of this book used to have a margin of one or two character widths around the edge of the screen, but now the text fills the screen right to the edge, which I find a bit distracting as well. It does affect the book I was reading at the time of the upgrade, which is a public-domain distribution.
I don't know yet whether this affects everything or only certain files. Some characters, such as the long dash, are replaced by a question mark. Italic text is being displayed not as Italic but instead is enclosed in |_. I've seen something like this in other hardware in the past.Īnother disturbing issue with this upgrade, though: the screen display formatting has changed so that books that were displayed normally before the upgrade now have issues. When I have time, I'll try a different physical SD card because I have a suspicion that this is an error related to timing and initialization of the hardware. The external SD simply doesn't exist any more as far as it's concerned. So the internal memory is still accessible after all. The reader did once again recognize those and made them available. I then used the laptop and USB to copy a couple of titles from the external SD onto the internal memory. Discussion of DRM removal is allowed for books you have purchased legally but please note that legal requirements for DRM vary by region.After restoring a copy of the pre-upgrade sqlite file (fortunately I had saved a copy,) the device can once again see the books on the internal memory. Please use direct links.ĭRM & Piracy - We do not allow links or names of sites that distribute pirated material or any encouragement of piracy. No affiliate links - Recommendations are great but when they come with an affiliate link, they are less trustworthy and lead to spam. This is not a buy/sell/trade sub, no selling will be allowed. No book promotions or selling - general Kobo sales/promotions are allowed but if you are looking to promote your book, try r/ebooks, r/freeebooks or similar.
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