Answers.Body: <p>For .epub books successfuly converted with <a href="https://pgaskin.net/kepubify/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">kepubify</a>, the font size can go much lower.</p>
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Body: <p>Just bought my first e-reader, a Kobo Libra 2.</p>
  <p>I've tried various books but for reproducibility consider this scenario:</p>
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  <li>factory-reset</li>
  <li>mount via usb to linux pc</li>
  <li>insert dummy user to <code>.kobo/KoboReader.sqlite</code></li>
  <li>copy over the .epub and .mobi versions of <a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/201" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Flatland</a></li>
  <li>eject</li>
  <li>enable parental control</li>
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  <p>When viewing, .epub fonts are ludicrously large. .mobi fonts are slightly more sensible. Both give about 1 line when font size is set to maximum but I cannot shrink .epub to give more than about 24 lines:</p>
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  <td><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/ZF8Gb.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/ZF8Gb.jpg" alt="epub with smallest font" /></a></td>
  <td><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/wDf67.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/wDf67.jpg" alt="mobi with smallest font" /></a></td>
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  <p>Both books display perfectly legibly with fbreader on my S7.</p>
  <p>Am I missing something obvious? I'd like to be able to make the epub fonts much smaller. I don't need as small as the 101x59 termux cli I use on my 3&quot; wide Samsung S7 screen but something closer to the font size of an actual paperback would be nice so I'm not page-turning every couple of seconds.</p>
  
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Title: how to fix epub/mobi font size inconsistency on libra 2?
UserDisplayName: jhnc
ThreadText: # how to fix epub/mobi font size inconsistency on libra 2?
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2022-03-18)
  
  Just bought my first e-reader, a Kobo Libra 2.
  
  I've tried various books but for reproducibility consider this scenario:
  
  * factory-reset
  * mount via usb to linux pc
  * insert dummy user to `.kobo/KoboReader.sqlite`
  * copy over the .epub and .mobi versions of [Flatland](https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/201)
  * eject
  * enable parental control
  
  When viewing, .epub fonts are ludicrously large. .mobi fonts are slightly more sensible. Both give about 1 line when font size is set to maximum but I cannot shrink .epub to give more than about 24 lines:
  
  | epub | mobi |
  | --- | --- |
  | [epub with smallest font](https://i.sstatic.net/ZF8Gb.jpg) | [mobi with smallest font](https://i.sstatic.net/wDf67.jpg) |
  
  Both books display perfectly legibly with fbreader on my S7.
  
  Am I missing something obvious? I'd like to be able to make the epub fonts much smaller. I don't need as small as the 101x59 termux cli I use on my 3" wide Samsung S7 screen but something closer to the font size of an actual paperback would be nice so I'm not page-turning every couple of seconds.
  
  **Tags:** kobo
  
  
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  ## 1 answers
  
  ### Answer by username_0 on 2022-03-19. Score: 1
  
  For .epub books successfuly converted with [kepubify](https://pgaskin.net/kepubify/), the font size can go much lower.
  
  | kepub (minimum) | kepub (normal) |
  | --- | --- |
  | [enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/Mkw3i.jpg) | [kepub gives sensible font size](https://i.sstatic.net/yKTIK.jpg) |
  
  
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