Aura HD Kobo Aura HD not highlighting in .mobi files
I've just bought a new Kobo Aura HD. (2nd, first one I returned with touchscreen issues) I loaded a .mobi file and when I try to highlight a text is does not react. I tried it in an .Epub file and...
View ArticleGlo Rant about the sleep screen
Hello, I'm using a Kobo Glo bought at Fnac and I'm quite happy with it except for one thing :*the sleep screen. 1) By default, the sleep screen displays a FNAC logo instead of the cover of the book. To...
View ArticleKobo's proprietary Kepub DRM defeated?
It says in your wiki that Kobo's proprietary Kepub DRM has been defeated and there are some new tools to remove it. Does anyone know more details about this? It'd be really nice to liberate a few books...
View ArticleMissing Chapters
An elderly relative has a Kobo reader which was working fine. However, now any downloaded books show the chapter headings but all the chapters are blank. Kobo support have been less than helpful....
View ArticleMini Setting up kobo without signing up?
I am currently contemplating on purchasing a kobo mini. I have heard that one is required to sign up for a kobo account in order to set up the device. Is it somehow possible to bypass this? Thanks
View ArticleGlo Repeated Setup Crashes with 2.8.1 using Kobo Desktop
Good Evening chaps, My device can happily wirelessly setup, log in and work. However it appears in Win7 as an unformatted/unrecognised removable disk, unrecognised by calibre or kobo desktop. Whenever...
View Articlebizarre behaviour
For the last few days, one of my shelves has behaved strangely: one of the epubs appears once with its cover but with "read now" instead of %read, type (epub) and size, and at the end of the list with...
View ArticleSolution to accessing 'old' Kobo website
As a result of several posters in the Kobo Discounts thread mentioning that they could access the 'old' Kobo website if they used Internet Explorer I thought the info should be posted in this sub forum...
View ArticleMini advanced font settings ignored in one book - embedded font?
I have a Kobo Mini and copied a few epub via calibre onto it. All free books. In one book I can set the weight and sharpness of Georgia (kobo original). In another book the advanced settings are being...
View ArticleTouch Shelves
Please excuse the spelling and grammatical errors but this is not my native language. As you can see I am relatively new to this forum and and a great "Thanks" to the members for their tips and hints....
View ArticleGlo 200 books and only 131 MB left on Kobo Glo
Could someone kindly suggest what might be taking up so much space on my Glo? According to Calibre's spreadsheet, these particular books should take up about 389 MB. The total space is 1.3 GB. Thank...
View ArticleFormat: How important is knowing the format before purchase
As many of you re aware Kobo has changed it's website and appears to be gradually migrating this 'new look' website to each country. The new look website does not show the following information...
View ArticleTouch more slow than Glo and Aura?
I tested for curiosity some Touch, Glo and Aura in a bookstore. I noticed that Touch is less fluid when you turn pages. Can you confirm this?
View ArticleOfficial Kobo Support Choices
I went to Get Satisfaction to see what the buzz was there. It has been an official support forum for Kobo, but that is ending Sept 30. Kobo recommends the following:...
View ArticleFirmware 2.9.x
As expected, it looks like Kobo is releasing new firmware to coincide with the release of the new Aura. So far, this release has been limited to the new Aura's. I figured I might as well start the...
View ArticleI have a Glo WWYD?
Hi, I have a Kobo Glo and I am pretty happy with it. My husband would like to get a gift for me and I am trying to choose between the Aura and the Aura HD. I just can't figure out which one to get. I...
View ArticleKobo Glo Problems
Hi All, I got my Kobo Glo 2mnths ago & I love it, BUT... my currents issues are: 1. It is taking >5 minutes to turn on with an 8gb microSD installed. Kobo said, basically, tough. This is a known...
View ArticleKobo selling classic books such as Mark Twain?
So I just downloaded the Kobo app onto my Android smartphone and I see under the recommended reads are many books that have long been out of copyright. Such as Jane Austin, Mark Twain and many others....
View ArticleAura Screenshots on firmware 2.9?
Hi, I tried the [FeatureSettings] Screenshots=true trick in the conf file on my new Aura with FW 2.9 but all it does when pressing the power button is going into sleep mode. Any hints on that? Thanks!
View ArticleArrgghh not happy
set up a second kobo account to get emails etc and forgot to sign out of it just bought 2 books and they are on that one not my main one. Have emailed Kobo and hopefully they can move the books to the...
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