Tuesday, May 11, 2010
Kobo Klinker Issues
The first-generation Kobo has problems, evidently. From the Good e-Reader blog: "Many people who read ePub books on the Kobo are getting Font Size issues, where the font is so small it makes reading practically impossible. Sure the pre-loaded books look fine, but if you download books from any other site, forget easily loading them on your Kobo. Many users are complaining about all the software and hoops they have to jump through to load different books on their e-reader, especially if you do not buy them from Kobo. Not only do you have to download Kobo’s bug-ridden software platform, but you also need to install Adobe Acrobat and Adobe Digital Editions. Kobo has verified that these problems exist and estimate around two months until they can release a firmware update in order to fix this. Although Kobo blames Adobe for the problems with books purchased with DRM from other sites. There are also other problems such as organizing your library with books you download from other sources, contributing to an ill-managed organization of your ebooks. ..."