Content manga?

desertgrandma · 01-20-2009, 08:20 PM

There is a question over at the amazon kindle discussion forums.

Can you read manja or animes on the Kindle? This is not something I would ever read, so I'm asking the experts here.

lilac_jive · 01-20-2009, 08:25 PM

You can read the on the Sony, so I can't see why not. Sony's store has a manga section.

I heard complaints on reading them on the 505, I think they are really meant for the 700.

Gaurnim · 01-21-2009, 10:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lilac_jive

You can read the on the Sony, so I can't see why not. Sony's store has a manga section.

I heard complaints on reading them on the 505, I think they are really meant for the 700.

I'm a bit curious about the complaints that have been voiced.
Can you elaborate on this ?
If you feel it's too much out of topic (as it's a Kindle thread), we can make a separate post.

lilac_jive · 01-21-2009, 10:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gaurnim

I'm a bit curious about the complaints that have been voiced.
Can you elaborate on this ?
If you feel it's too much out of topic (as it's a Kindle thread), we can make a separate post.

Here's a particular post on it at dear author:
http://dearauthor.com/wordpress/2009...-noob-ereader/

Andurian · 01-21-2009, 05:44 PM

While I can't comment on the Kindle, I think the screen on the Sonys is the same. I have read Full Metal Alchemist and FLCL on my Sony 500 (I own the paper versions) and the experience was good overall. Page turns were a little slow and it seemed to drain the battery a little quicker than normal, but visually it was perfect.

American comics aren't as good, primarily because of the reduction in size renders the text very hard to read. Also because, unlike Manga, most american comics are in color. Watchmen was completely unreadable because of the text and having looked at it I wouldn't have wanted to read it in B&W anyhow.

Tales of the Beanworld (owned on paper as both individual comics and collections) was great on my reader, though.

desertgrandma · 01-21-2009, 06:06 PM

Doesn't anyone with a Kindle on this forum read Manga? A Kindle sale could ride on the answer........or I could tell then to come here and see about a different device.

Yeah. Thats it. I'll go.......

da_jane · 01-21-2009, 07:01 PM

I think the allusion to the 700 being a better device for reading manga is that the rate of refresh on the 700 is faster than on the 505 but the picture that Jan showed with the manga on her 505 is certainly nice.

meibao · 03-10-2009, 05:32 AM

don't have a kindle yet but I've read on some other sites that it is possible to read manga on a kindle. It's recommended that the image files be placed in a folder (consider the folder to be like one volume/book of the manga) and use the picture view to read the manga.

Over · 03-10-2009, 05:52 AM

A bigger screen would be recommended, but most manga can be read in any 6" eink ereader. Comics is another matter, not only they are scanned from bigger sized books, but they are usually in color and more text heavy, usually with smaller fonts. Just like PDFs usually are meant for bigger screens.

So I would say the Kindle does the job, but it's not the ideal.

unrequited · 03-10-2009, 06:35 AM

Mangle makes Manga on the Kindle awesome:
http://www.foosoft.net/mangle/

kevindorsey · 03-12-2009, 03:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by unrequited

Mangle makes Manga on the Kindle awesome:
http://www.foosoft.net/mangle/

Nice.

MoboHobo · 03-12-2009, 06:51 PM

I was thinking the same thing about a bigger screen for this type of stuff. But it should still be alright.

unrequited · 03-13-2009, 05:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MoboHobo

I was thinking the same thing about a bigger screen for this type of stuff. But it should still be alright.

Oh it's perfect... the screen is almost 1:1 the same size as most my manga anyways... just the 2-page layouts can get a little hard to read, but most of the 2-page layouts are there to show art anyways.

Effect · 03-16-2009, 12:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by unrequited

Mangle makes Manga on the Kindle awesome:
http://www.foosoft.net/mangle/

This is very nice. I just wish one didn't have to go looking for fan translations though.

What we need is for a company to do what iVerse Media is doing with comics on the iPhone/Touch and Google's new Android phone on the Kindle. Not direct conversion of comics or manga but breaking them down panel by panel or panels in the Kindle's case as the screen is bigger.

I wish Amazon would take the bull by the horns and at least put out examples of this can be done. Normal western comics might be out of the question since they are in color but manga would be perfect on the Kindle if it was supported or at least sold by Amazon.

01-20-2009, 08:20 PM	#1
desertgrandma Enjoying the show.... Posts: 14,270 Karma: 10462841 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Arizona Device: A K1, Kindle Paperwhite, an Ipod, IPad2, Iphone, an Ipad Mini & macAir	manga? There is a question over at the amazon kindle discussion forums. Can you read manja or animes on the Kindle? This is not something I would ever read, so I'm asking the experts here.

01-21-2009, 05:44 PM	#5
Andurian You really should try it! Posts: 57 Karma: 137 Join Date: Nov 2008 Device: PRS-500	While I can't comment on the Kindle, I think the screen on the Sonys is the same. I have read Full Metal Alchemist and FLCL on my Sony 500 (I own the paper versions) and the experience was good overall. Page turns were a little slow and it seemed to drain the battery a little quicker than normal, but visually it was perfect. American comics aren't as good, primarily because of the reduction in size renders the text very hard to read. Also because, unlike Manga, most american comics are in color. Watchmen was completely unreadable because of the text and having looked at it I wouldn't have wanted to read it in B&W anyhow. Tales of the Beanworld (owned on paper as both individual comics and collections) was great on my reader, though. Last edited by Andurian; 01-21-2009 at 05:51 PM. Reason: added experience with Watchmen

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01-20-2009, 08:25 PM	#2
lilac_jive Grand Sorcerer Posts: 5,870 Karma: 27376 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Pennsylvania Device: PRS-505	You can read the on the Sony, so I can't see why not. Sony's store has a manga section. I heard complaints on reading them on the 505, I think they are really meant for the 700.

01-21-2009, 06:06 PM	#6
desertgrandma Enjoying the show.... Posts: 14,270 Karma: 10462841 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Arizona Device: A K1, Kindle Paperwhite, an Ipod, IPad2, Iphone, an Ipad Mini & macAir	Doesn't anyone with a Kindle on this forum read Manga? A Kindle sale could ride on the answer........or I could tell then to come here and see about a different device. Yeah. Thats it. I'll go.......

01-21-2009, 07:01 PM	#7
da_jane Evangelist Posts: 405 Karma: 692 Join Date: Sep 2006 Device: Samsung Galaxy Note 3 \| Kindle Paperwhite \| iPad Mini	I think the allusion to the 700 being a better device for reading manga is that the rate of refresh on the 700 is faster than on the 505 but the picture that Jan showed with the manga on her 505 is certainly nice.

03-10-2009, 05:32 AM	#8
meibao Member Posts: 16 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2009 Device: kindle 2	don't have a kindle yet but I've read on some other sites that it is possible to read manga on a kindle. It's recommended that the image files be placed in a folder (consider the folder to be like one volume/book of the manga) and use the picture view to read the manga.

03-10-2009, 05:52 AM	#9
Over Wizard Posts: 1,462 Karma: 6061516 Join Date: May 2008 Location: Cascais, Portugal Device: Kindle PW, Samsung Galaxy Note Pro 12.2", OnePlus 6	A bigger screen would be recommended, but most manga can be read in any 6" eink ereader. Comics is another matter, not only they are scanned from bigger sized books, but they are usually in color and more text heavy, usually with smaller fonts. Just like PDFs usually are meant for bigger screens. So I would say the Kindle does the job, but it's not the ideal.

03-10-2009, 06:35 AM	#10
unrequited Zealot Posts: 133 Karma: 118 Join Date: Feb 2009 Device: Kindle 2 DX	Mangle makes Manga on the Kindle awesome: http://www.foosoft.net/mangle/

03-12-2009, 06:51 PM	#12
MoboHobo Banned Posts: 50 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Canada Device: Kindle 1	I was thinking the same thing about a bigger screen for this type of stuff. But it should still be alright.

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