I borrowed an eBook tonight from the Toronto Public Library though their Overdrive offering. No issues openning it in Adobe Digital Library, and in then transferring it to the Kobo.

The problem comes when I try to read it (or rather, my wife does). Minuscule fonts.

Is this something I would need to resolve by third party tools, or, is this something with luck that either Kobo OR Overdrive will resolve?

The book in question was:

Trouble in High Heels
The Fortune Hunter
by Christina Dodd
Publisher: Penguin USA, Inc.
Imprint: Signet
Subject(s): Fiction
Romance
Language(s): English
File size: 324 KB
ISBN: 9781440657535
Release date: Jan 31, 2009

Peter

Flawless Cowboy · 05-01-2010, 12:35 AM

I'm having issues with not being able to change font size as well in DRM free epubs. The eReader seems to default to the smallest size and nothing changes when larger font sizes are selected.

I've played around a bit attempting to convert them in Calibre, but no luck as of yet.

-FC

mfpreach · 05-01-2010, 12:41 AM

Me three
:S

terifili · 05-01-2010, 08:23 AM

I have the same problem, but if you are actually converting them, set your base font size to 17.0 and it will be large enough to read... still not able to adjust on the kobo though

Duiker · 05-01-2010, 08:23 AM

Same problem.

somecanuck · 05-01-2010, 07:03 PM

Heeeeeeeey I fixed it. After fighting with many options, I simply renamed the EPUB to ZIP and deleted the entire CSS file. Font-scaling works!

RussMeyer · 05-01-2010, 08:40 PM

Hey that worked! Nice easy fix.

PeterT · 05-01-2010, 08:49 PM

Very nice solution

Duiker · 05-01-2010, 11:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by somecanuck

Heeeeeeeey I fixed it. After fighting with many options, I simply renamed the EPUB to ZIP and deleted the entire CSS file. Font-scaling works!

Do you rename the file in the reader? Where/what is a CSS file?Any chance you want to walk those of who don't know how to delete a CSS file through this process? It would be a great help. Thanks.

Duiker · 05-01-2010, 11:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Duiker

Do you rename the file in the reader? Where/what is a CSS file?Any chance you want to walk those of who don't know how to delete a CSS file through this process? It would be a great help. Thanks.

I figured it out. For those who haven't. Connect your reader to your computer. Open up your reader and go to "Digital Editions". Find the book you are having font issues with and rename it's file type to "zip". Now double click the file. You should get a list of a bunch of different files. Look for the one named "stylesheet.css". Delete this file. Now step out/go back to your book list and rename again from ".zip" back to ".epub" or whatever it originally was. Voila. Brilliant and thanks to somecanuck for figuring it out!

somecanuck · 05-01-2010, 11:59 PM

Sorry for the slow reply, it was movie time. But yeah, that's the trick. Hopefully we can get a custom Calibre profile to just not include CSS.

ficbot · 05-02-2010, 12:07 AM

This problem has been discussed at length in other threads. See here for example. Its an ADE firmware issue and they are working on it---I had hoped they would work on it before the release, but I guess not. I am told a fix is coming, but I couldn't say when.

JCSullivan · 05-02-2010, 01:22 PM

I'm sorry to say guys but this removing of the css solution did not work for me.

somecanuck · 05-02-2010, 02:32 PM

I uploaded 33 books this morning after having removed the stylesheet and every single one works. You're doing it wrong.

JCSullivan · 05-02-2010, 02:38 PM

I could very well be doing it wrong.

05-01-2010, 12:05 AM	#1
PeterT Grand Sorcerer Posts: 12,936 Karma: 76440364 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Toronto Device: Libra H2O, Libra Colour	Font Size I borrowed an eBook tonight from the Toronto Public Library though their Overdrive offering. No issues openning it in Adobe Digital Library, and in then transferring it to the Kobo. The problem comes when I try to read it (or rather, my wife does). Minuscule fonts. Is this something I would need to resolve by third party tools, or, is this something with luck that either Kobo OR Overdrive will resolve? The book in question was: Trouble in High Heels The Fortune Hunter by Christina Dodd Publisher: Penguin USA, Inc. Imprint: Signet Subject(s): Fiction Romance Language(s): English File size: 324 KB ISBN: 9781440657535 Release date: Jan 31, 2009 Peter

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05-01-2010, 12:35 AM	#2
Flawless Cowboy Junior Member Posts: 5 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2010 Device: Kobo eReader	I'm having issues with not being able to change font size as well in DRM free epubs. The eReader seems to default to the smallest size and nothing changes when larger font sizes are selected. I've played around a bit attempting to convert them in Calibre, but no luck as of yet. -FC

05-01-2010, 12:41 AM	#3
mfpreach Enthusiast Posts: 30 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2010 Device: prs-300	Me three :S

05-01-2010, 08:23 AM	#4
terifili Enthusiast Posts: 49 Karma: 106 Join Date: May 2010 Device: Kobo	I have the same problem, but if you are actually converting them, set your base font size to 17.0 and it will be large enough to read... still not able to adjust on the kobo though

05-01-2010, 08:23 AM	#5
Duiker Addict Posts: 258 Karma: 30680 Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Toronto, Canada Device: Kindle Paperwhite	Same problem.

05-01-2010, 07:03 PM	#6
somecanuck Enthusiast Posts: 35 Karma: 64 Join Date: Apr 2010 Device: none	Heeeeeeeey I fixed it. After fighting with many options, I simply renamed the EPUB to ZIP and deleted the entire CSS file. Font-scaling works!

05-01-2010, 08:40 PM	#7
RussMeyer Member Posts: 23 Karma: 12 Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Canada Device: Kobo	Hey that worked! Nice easy fix.

05-01-2010, 08:49 PM	#8
PeterT Grand Sorcerer Posts: 12,936 Karma: 76440364 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Toronto Device: Libra H2O, Libra Colour	Very nice solution

05-01-2010, 11:59 PM	#11
somecanuck Enthusiast Posts: 35 Karma: 64 Join Date: Apr 2010 Device: none	Sorry for the slow reply, it was movie time. But yeah, that's the trick. Hopefully we can get a custom Calibre profile to just not include CSS.

05-02-2010, 12:07 AM	#12
ficbot Wizard Posts: 2,409 Karma: 4132096 Join Date: Sep 2008 Device: Kindle Paperwhite/iOS Kindle App	This problem has been discussed at length in other threads. See here for example. Its an ADE firmware issue and they are working on it---I had hoped they would work on it before the release, but I guess not. I am told a fix is coming, but I couldn't say when.

05-02-2010, 01:22 PM	#13
JCSullivan Chief Inspector Gamache Posts: 123 Karma: 12 Join Date: May 2010 Location: Canada eh! Device: Viewsonic	I'm sorry to say guys but this removing of the css solution did not work for me.

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05-02-2010, 02:32 PM	#14
somecanuck Enthusiast Posts: 35 Karma: 64 Join Date: Apr 2010 Device: none	I uploaded 33 books this morning after having removed the stylesheet and every single one works. You're doing it wrong.

05-02-2010, 02:38 PM	#15
JCSullivan Chief Inspector Gamache Posts: 123 Karma: 12 Join Date: May 2010 Location: Canada eh! Device: Viewsonic	I could very well be doing it wrong.