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How Can I Delete Pre-Installed eBooks on My Kobo?

Kobo comes with 100 preloaded ebooks, which you can also download for free from sites like feedbooks.com. The problem of having these books on board is that if you can’t delete any of these books. In Kobo you can’t organize books so that you can find favorite ebook easily. The FAQs on Kobo customer service website says:

At this time, you cannot remove the 100 free classics from your eReader. We will be releasing a software update shortly that will allow deleting pre-loaded titles.

Why such a basic thing has been ignored by Kobo I don’t know. Anyway, here is way out to delete preloaded More >

I Can’t Change Font for ePub Books Downloaded from Different Sources on My Kobo. How Can I Fix this Problem?

There are two different programs that you need to download – one for Mac users, the other for PC users.

MAC users: Download a program called ePub Zip PC Users: Download a program called Free Zip For PC users, here are the steps:

  • Click on the epub file, not double-click, so that you can edit the file name
  • Change the extension from .epub to .zip.
  • Now double-click on the new zip file. It will be unzipped to a new folder.
  • Open the folder, and delete the stlyesheet.css (the .css file may be inside another folder)
  • Now use downloaded Free Zip program to make a zip file.
  • Change the file name More >

I Can't Change Font for ePub Books Downloaded from Different Sources on My Kobo. How Can I Fix this Problem?

There are two different programs that you need to download – one for Mac users, the other for PC users.

MAC users: Download a program called ePub Zip PC Users: Download a program called Free Zip For PC users, here are the steps:

  • Click on the epub file, not double-click, so that you can edit the file name
  • Change the extension from .epub to .zip.
  • Now double-click on the new zip file. It will be unzipped to a new folder.
  • Open the folder, and delete the stlyesheet.css (the .css file may be inside another folder)
  • Now use downloaded Free Zip program to make a zip file.
  • Change the file name More >

Kobo eBook Discount Offers

Here are some discount offers for ebooks from Kobo> You’ve to use the code to claim the discount:

Apple iPad Mini MD533LL/A (64GB, Wi-Fi, White)

by Apple (500) More >

A Thinner Kindle in August? Does it Mean Also a Cheaper Kindle?

Jeff Bezos said a new Kindle with color display screen is “some ways out.” And according to Bloomberg news amazon “plans to introduce the next version of its Kindle electronic-book reader in August…….The device will be thinner and have a more responsive screen with a sharper picture……. the new Kindle won’t include a touch screen or color”.

So what are major improvements over existing Kindle?

  • It will be thinner
  • More responsive screen with sharper image

What the new kindle might not have (though they are sought after)?

  • Color screen
  • Touch control

Now the real question: would it make a huge More >


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