Questions tagged [kobo]
a family of ereaders made by Toronto-based Kobo Inc.
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What are serif and sans serif fonts on different ebook reading systems?
In epub and kindle css, you can specify a fallback font by specifying
p {font-family: "Georgia", serif}
h1 {font-family: "Helvetica", sans-serif}
If various reading systems have defaults for ...
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How can I add custom fonts to my Kobo ereader?
Is it possible to add custom fonts to my Kobo ereader? How can I do that?
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How to add external epub to Kobo Desktop?
My Kobo Aura HD H2O is "in the mail" so I'm trying to prepare for it by adding existing non-DRM ePub books that I already own. Ideally I'd like to be able to add books to the Kobo Desktop App and ...
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Kobo Pocket stopped working for specific sites
I've been reading some writings on a few different blogs and news sites through the Pocket integration of the Kobo H2O Aura. How the system works is that you add the web page to your list on Pocket, ...
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Is it possible to take a screenshot from a Kobo ereader device?
While answering another question, I had to post a couple of pictures of my Kobo Glo screen; these were taken by photographing it with my smartphone.
I was wondering if there is some way to take a ...
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How to tell if a book from Kobo Store has DRM?
When shopping from Kobo Store, how can one determine if a book is encumbered with DRM? And also to determine what kind of DRM is used?
I.E., there is an italian publisher called Newton & Compton ...
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Direct copying of epub files on the Kobo internal file system
I am running Linux (Mageia 5), and I own a Kobo Glo HD. There is no
Kobo Desktop for me (that I know of). I wish to load some free epub books on my reader.
I read in several places that one can copy ...
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Using eReader to display maps
Is there a way to get map data (for example from OpenStreetMaps) on my eReader to access it in a user friendly way?
I've already thought about two ways to display maps on my reader:
Generate one big ...
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How does Adobe Digital Editions work with Kobo's DRM?
In some occasional cases, books purchased from the Kobo store must be read or run through Adobe's Digital Editions software. What is the benefit to this requirement, why use Digital Editions ...
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Alternative to Kobo to solve line wrapping problem
I was given a Kobo as a gift. I like the idea of reading a book on an electronic device because I'd like to be able to click and see a definition of a word that I'm not familiar with, rather than ...
