Answers.Body: <p>I also own a Kobo ereader.</p>
  
  <p>From what I can see, the rather messy output that you get is probably caused by a badly formatted ebook file, being it <code>.pdf</code> or <code>.epub</code>. It is just a supposition, but I really think that this layout is not your ereader fault. If this is really the case, there is not much you can do about it, other than trying to find a better version of the file. </p>
  
  <p>You can do a quick test by downloading a properly formatted ebook file (i.e. <a href="https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=185692" rel="nofollow noreferrer">this freely available version of Dracula</a>) and seeing if you keep having this problem.</p>
  
  <p>Ereaders are mainly intended to be used with reflowable text ebook formats, like <code>.azw</code> for Amazon Kindle and <code>.epub</code> for the rest of the world; when acquired from legitimate sources, they are usually properly formatted.<br>
  Even if ereaders support the <code>.pdf</code> format, it is mainly for the sake of completeness, it is a format mainly used for fixed layout pages and is not really suited to be read from a small screen; whenever you can you should rely on the above-mentioned formats.</p>
  
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Answers.Text: Thank you.  Do you have any tips for finding books in the correct formats, and/or for converting?  But maybe I need to write or look for a separate question....
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Answers.Body: <p>This looks more like an improperly formatted eBook than a problem with your ereader's screen size.  It looks as if there's a hard paragraph break or line return after every line of text in the file.  If the file is not DRM protected, you may want to consider using Calibre to convert/reformat the file and use <a href="https://manual.calibre-ebook.com/conversion.html#heuristic-processing" rel="nofollow noreferrer">it heuristic processing feature</a> to unwrap the lines.</p>
  
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Body: <p>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 going to look for the dictionary.</p>
  
  <p>However, I'm unhappy with the width of the device.  Unless I make the font very small, every line is getting wrapped/carried to the next line.  Example:</p>
  
  <p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/D5W8a.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/D5W8a.png" alt="line wrapping"></a></p>
  
  <p>I suppose I either need a format of book that will allow for fluid display of the text, or I need a larger device.</p>
  
  <p>I would like to read pdfs as well as books.  I don't like two-column pdfs, where I have to page-down to follow the whole left-hand column, and then jump up to the right-hand column.</p>
  
Tags: <ebook-readers><pdf><kobo><formatting>
Title: Alternative to Kobo to solve line wrapping problem
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ThreadText: # Alternative to Kobo to solve line wrapping problem
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2017-08-20)
  
  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 going to look for the dictionary.
  
  However, I'm unhappy with the width of the device. Unless I make the font very small, every line is getting wrapped/carried to the next line. Example:
  
  [![line wrapping](https://i.sstatic.net/D5W8a.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/D5W8a.png)
  
  I suppose I either need a format of book that will allow for fluid display of the text, or I need a larger device.
  
  I would like to read pdfs as well as books. I don't like two-column pdfs, where I have to page-down to follow the whole left-hand column, and then jump up to the right-hand column.
  
  **Tags:** ebook-readers, pdf, kobo, formatting
  
  
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  ## 2 answers
  
  ### Answer by username_1 on 2017-08-21. Score: 2
  
  I also own a Kobo ereader.
  
  From what I can see, the rather messy output that you get is probably caused by a badly formatted ebook file, being it `.pdf` or `.epub`. It is just a supposition, but I really think that this layout is not your ereader fault. If this is really the case, there is not much you can do about it, other than trying to find a better version of the file.
  
  You can do a quick test by downloading a properly formatted ebook file (i.e. [this freely available version of Dracula](https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=185692)) and seeing if you keep having this problem.
  
  Ereaders are mainly intended to be used with reflowable text ebook formats, like `.azw` for Amazon Kindle and `.epub` for the rest of the world; when acquired from legitimate sources, they are usually properly formatted.  
  Even if ereaders support the `.pdf` format, it is mainly for the sake of completeness, it is a format mainly used for fixed layout pages and is not really suited to be read from a small screen; whenever you can you should rely on the above-mentioned formats.
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_0**: Thank you.  Do you have any tips for finding books in the correct formats, and/or for converting?  But maybe I need to write or look for a separate question....  
  
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  ### Answer by username_2 on 2017-08-29. Score: 0
  
  This looks more like an improperly formatted eBook than a problem with your ereader's screen size. It looks as if there's a hard paragraph break or line return after every line of text in the file. If the file is not DRM protected, you may want to consider using Calibre to convert/reformat the file and use [it heuristic processing feature](https://manual.calibre-ebook.com/conversion.html#heuristic-processing) to unwrap the lines.
  
  
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