Looking for a book -- Introduction to Algorithms

mouse_wireless · 12-02-2015, 08:17 AM

I'll start by saying that I don't know if this is the right forum for this question. If it isn't, I'm sorry.

I got my Kindle Paperwhite 2015 a couple of days ago and now I'm looking to get a certain book -- Introduction to Algorithms (preferably 3rd edition) by Carte de Charles E. Leiserson, Ronald Rivest and Thomas H. Cormen.

I'm looking for it in a kindle-friendly format. The pdf won't do because the font size turns our to small and any zoom level crops the text. Pdf to ebook converters don't work well since the book is full of mathematical formulae.

I can see that it is on the amazon store for kindle so it must be available in a kindle-friendly format. However it doesn't seem to be available for paperwhite in the store.

The last resort would be to crop each page of the pdf in half and then read the book as an A5 landscape. But I don't even know a software which can do this.

Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks and sorry again if this is not the right forum t ask this.

kennyc · 12-02-2015, 08:46 AM

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Originally Posted by mouse_wireless

I'll start by saying that I don't know if this is the right forum for this question. If it isn't, I'm sorry.

I got my Kindle Paperwhite 2015 a couple of days ago and now I'm looking to get a certain book -- Introduction to Algorithms (preferably 3rd edition) by Carte de Charles E. Leiserson, Ronald Rivest and Thomas H. Cormen.

I'm looking for it in a kindle-friendly format. The pdf won't do because the font size turns our to small and any zoom level crops the text. Pdf to ebook converters don't work well since the book is full of mathematical formulae.

I can see that it is on the amazon store for kindle so it must be available in a kindle-friendly format. However it doesn't seem to be available for paperwhite in the store.

The last resort would be to crop each page of the pdf in half and then read the book as an A5 landscape. But I don't even know a software which can do this.

Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks and sorry again if this is not the right forum t ask this.

Kindle format IS paperwhite format.
Are you sure you are not fishing for an illegal copy?

mouse_wireless · 12-02-2015, 10:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kennyc

Kindle format IS paperwhite format.

But in the amazon store it says:

Available for these devices:
Kindle Fire HDX 8.9''
Kindle Fire HDX
Kindle Fire HD(2nd Generation)
Kindle Fire HD 8.9"
Kindle Fire HD(1st Generation)
Kindle Fire(2nd Generation)
Kindle Fire(1st Generation)

Notice that paperwhite is not among them. Plus I can't find it in the store if I access it from my kindle.

I'm new to this kindle stuff.

kennyc · 12-02-2015, 10:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mouse_wireless

But in the amazon store it says:

Available for these devices:
Kindle Fire HDX 8.9''
Kindle Fire HDX
Kindle Fire HD(2nd Generation)
Kindle Fire HD 8.9"
Kindle Fire HD(1st Generation)
Kindle Fire(2nd Generation)
Kindle Fire(1st Generation)

Notice that paperwhite is not among them. Plus I can't find it in the store if I access it from my kindle.

I'm new to this kindle stuff.

Okay I see what you are saying after looking at 'available for these devices'
I'm not sure why it is restricted other than it may use a newer format that is incompatible with older (or non-color?) devices. It is available for the 'kindle reading apps' apparently....

Quote:

Free Kindle Reading Apps
Kindle for Android Phones
Kindle for Android Tablets
Kindle for iPhone
Kindle for iPod Touch
Kindle for iPad
Kindle for Mac
Kindle for PC

I'll leave it to others more knowledgeable in the format issues to address.

HarryT · 12-02-2015, 10:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mouse_wireless

But in the amazon store it says:

Available for these devices:
Kindle Fire HDX 8.9''
Kindle Fire HDX
Kindle Fire HD(2nd Generation)
Kindle Fire HD 8.9"
Kindle Fire HD(1st Generation)
Kindle Fire(2nd Generation)
Kindle Fire(1st Generation)

Notice that paperwhite is not among them. Plus I can't find it in the store if I access it from my kindle.

I'm new to this kindle stuff.

That would indicate that the author or publisher has decided that it won't look good on the 6" screen of an eInk Kindle which, given the subject matter, is not surprising.

kennyc · 12-02-2015, 10:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HarryT

That would indicate that the author or publisher has decided that it won't look good on the 6" screen of an eInk Kindle which, given the subject matter, is not surprising.

Yet it's available on Kindle for Android and iPhone which might be tiny 4" screens....weird...

HarryT · 12-02-2015, 10:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kennyc

Yet it's available on Kindle for Android and iPhone which might be tiny 4" screens....weird...

Good point - I hadn't spotted that!

It's possible that it uses "enhanced content" - embedded sound or video - which doesn't work on eInk devices.

kennyc · 12-02-2015, 11:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HarryT

Good point - I hadn't spotted that!

It's possible that it uses "enhanced content" - embedded sound or video - which doesn't work on eInk devices.

Must be something like that, or color as I mentioned (graphs/diagrams?), or just a weird publisher restriction....

tomsem · 12-02-2015, 12:08 PM

It is 'print replica' format (PDF in .mobi clothing). Kindles do not support that.

I would just buy a print copy. It is cheaper.

HarryT · 12-02-2015, 12:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tomsem

It is 'print replica' format (PDF in .mobi clothing). Kindles do not support that.

Thanks - that explains it

.

kennyc · 12-02-2015, 12:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tomsem

It is 'print replica' format (PDF in .mobi clothing). Kindles do not support that.

Thanks

mouse_wireless · 12-02-2015, 03:39 PM

Oh right.. I did see it said "print copy" in the title but didn't exactly know what it meant. So it's just a clone of the pdf then huh?.. that's disappointing.

Thanks everyone for the answers

Bookatarian · 12-05-2015, 12:51 PM

My son rented it from Amazon and used it with the Kindle for Mac application, rather than a tablet. This worked for all his academic needs in and out of class.

12-02-2015, 08:17 AM	#1
mouse_wireless Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2015 Device: Kindle Paperwhite 3	Looking for a book -- Introduction to Algorithms I'll start by saying that I don't know if this is the right forum for this question. If it isn't, I'm sorry. I got my Kindle Paperwhite 2015 a couple of days ago and now I'm looking to get a certain book -- Introduction to Algorithms (preferably 3rd edition) by Carte de Charles E. Leiserson, Ronald Rivest and Thomas H. Cormen. I'm looking for it in a kindle-friendly format. The pdf won't do because the font size turns our to small and any zoom level crops the text. Pdf to ebook converters don't work well since the book is full of mathematical formulae. I can see that it is on the amazon store for kindle so it must be available in a kindle-friendly format. However it doesn't seem to be available for paperwhite in the store. The last resort would be to crop each page of the pdf in half and then read the book as an A5 landscape. But I don't even know a software which can do this. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks and sorry again if this is not the right forum t ask this.

12-02-2015, 12:08 PM	#9
tomsem Grand Sorcerer Posts: 6,475 Karma: 26425959 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: USA Device: iPhone 15PM, Kindle Scribe, iPad mini 6, PocketBook InkPad Color 3	It is 'print replica' format (PDF in .mobi clothing). Kindles do not support that. I would just buy a print copy. It is cheaper. Last edited by tomsem; 12-02-2015 at 12:11 PM.

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mouse_wireless Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2015 Device: Kindle Paperwhite 3	Oh right.. I did see it said "print copy" in the title but didn't exactly know what it meant. So it's just a clone of the pdf then huh?.. that's disappointing. Thanks everyone for the answers

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Bookatarian Zealot Posts: 146 Karma: 620038 Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: USA Device: Kindle Paperwhite	My son rented it from Amazon and used it with the Kindle for Mac application, rather than a tablet. This worked for all his academic needs in and out of class.