diff --git a/src/calibre/ebooks/pdb/ereader/reader.py b/src/calibre/ebooks/pdb/ereader/reader.py
index ad1df98793..71ba3efdc6 100644
--- a/src/calibre/ebooks/pdb/ereader/reader.py
+++ b/src/calibre/ebooks/pdb/ereader/reader.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ class Reader(FormatReader):
 
         if record0_size == 132:
             self.reader = Reader132(header, stream, log, options)
-        elif record0_size == 202:
+        elif record0_size in (116, 202):
             self.reader = Reader202(header, stream, log, options)
         else:
             raise EreaderError('Size mismatch. eReader header record size %s KB is not supported.' % record0_size)
diff --git a/src/calibre/ebooks/pdb/ereader/reader202.py b/src/calibre/ebooks/pdb/ereader/reader202.py
index a674c5bf60..590301b433 100644
--- a/src/calibre/ebooks/pdb/ereader/reader202.py
+++ b/src/calibre/ebooks/pdb/ereader/reader202.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 
 '''
-Read content from ereader pdb file with a 202 byte header created by Makebook.
+Read content from ereader pdb file with a 116 and 202 byte header created by Makebook.
 '''
 __license__   = 'GPL v3'
 __copyright__ = '2009, John Schember <john@nachtimwald.com>'
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ class Reader202(FormatReader):
 
         self.header_record = HeaderRecord(self.section_data(0))
 
-        if self.header_record.version != 4:
+        if self.header_record.version not in (2, 4):
             raise EreaderError('Unknown book version %i.' % self.header_record.version)
 
         from calibre.ebooks.metadata.pdb import get_metadata