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geekmaster · 05-15-2012, 01:02 PM

The whole point of this thread is that the K5(touch) cannot display comic books the "old fashioned" way that works on all the other kindles, and this thread started as K5 only. But because there are other kindle users who may not be aware that their kindles CAN do .cbz comic book files, the thread title was changed to include all the kindles. Only the next paragraph gives details for them, which is pretty obvious to most users. The bulk of this post is for the K5(touch). For some reason this thread title really bothers some people so badly they feel obligated to make personal attacks. I do not understand these people. This thread is not for them. It is for those who DO want this information.

UPDATE: If you haven't already noticed this, this is even easier on a K4(mini) and earlier kindle models (including DX/DXG/K3) -- just copy your comic book .cbz file directly into the documents folder on your kindle USB drive. No need to rename it.

The following instructions are for the K5(touch):

1) Create a folder called images on your USB drive.

2) Copy your comic book .cbz file into the new images folder.

3) Rename your comic book file extension from .cbz to .zip.

4) Click your kindle Home button. You should see "Images" with a comment showing how many total pages (and other images and photos) are in your new Images folder.

5) Click the Images folder. You should see all your photos and comic books (and other photo collections stored in .zip files). Your comic book will have a comment showing how many pages it has.

6) Click your comic book. It can take the kindle 20 seconds (or more) to load a large comic book.

7) Navigate like a book: tap screen top for menu (left arrow to go back to collections), tap left edge for previous page, tap center for next page.

8) Enjoy reading comic books on your kindle 5 (touch), using only the built-in software provided by amazon.

Thanks amazon!

EDIT: On the K4 and earlier, the image viewer has extra menu options, including the ability to disable dithering (16-color truncation), fullscreen viewing, refresh mode selection, and other interesting options.

05-15-2012, 01:02 PM	#1
geekmaster Carpe diem, c'est la vie. Posts: 6,433 Karma: 10773668 Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Multiverse 6627A Device: K1 to PW3	"No hack" comic book viewer on ALL eink kindles! The whole point of this thread is that the K5(touch) cannot display comic books the "old fashioned" way that works on all the other kindles, and this thread started as K5 only. But because there are other kindle users who may not be aware that their kindles CAN do .cbz comic book files, the thread title was changed to include all the kindles. Only the next paragraph gives details for them, which is pretty obvious to most users. The bulk of this post is for the K5(touch). For some reason this thread title really bothers some people so badly they feel obligated to make personal attacks. I do not understand these people. This thread is not for them. It is for those who DO want this information. UPDATE: If you haven't already noticed this, this is even easier on a K4(mini) and earlier kindle models (including DX/DXG/K3) -- just copy your comic book .cbz file directly into the documents folder on your kindle USB drive. No need to rename it. The following instructions are for the K5(touch): 1) Create a folder called images on your USB drive. 2) Copy your comic book .cbz file into the new images folder. 3) Rename your comic book file extension from .cbz to .zip. 4) Click your kindle Home button. You should see "Images" with a comment showing how many total pages (and other images and photos) are in your new Images folder. 5) Click the Images folder. You should see all your photos and comic books (and other photo collections stored in .zip files). Your comic book will have a comment showing how many pages it has. 6) Click your comic book. It can take the kindle 20 seconds (or more) to load a large comic book. 7) Navigate like a book: tap screen top for menu (left arrow to go back to collections), tap left edge for previous page, tap center for next page. 8) Enjoy reading comic books on your kindle 5 (touch), using only the built-in software provided by amazon. Thanks amazon! EDIT: On the K4 and earlier, the image viewer has extra menu options, including the ability to disable dithering (16-color truncation), fullscreen viewing, refresh mode selection, and other interesting options. Last edited by geekmaster; 05-17-2012 at 02:58 AM.