I've been using a Kobo WiFi since it first came out years ago and I have loved it! However, last night I went to purchase a book from kobobooks.com and noticed something different. There was no option for downloading the book in Adobe DRM/EPUB format. I proceeded with the purchase only to find out that the book is in EPUB3 format and it will not sync to my Kobo WiFi (I have the latest firmware upgrade). If any of you have ever contacted Kobo support you know what a frustrating experience that can be. They would not come out and say it, but after spending hours with them on the phone I've come to the conclusion that the Kobo WiFi simply does not support EPUB3 - at least not yet. I've heard rumors that older E-Ink devices like mine do not support EPUB3. I hope that isn't true because I love E-Ink - it's so easy on my eyes. I hate reading on backlit devices. I ended up using installing the Kobo app on my wife's android device and the book would sync to it. I guess it might be time to buy a new Kobo device. Technology marches on and sometimes it drags us along too!
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