Help With .pdf Books

HaggisMacJedi · 06-15-2010, 04:09 PM

Forgive me if this has been covered before, but I haven't been able to find the information I am looking for.

I have a few .pdf books on my Kindle, but the problem is the text is teeny tiny and I can't hardly read it. Is there anything I can do to "fix" these .pdf ebooks so that the text is large enough to read without having to use the pan and zoom feature? In other words, I just want to read them like I do any other ebook. Oh, and these books are all just text, no pictures, graphics, or any of that.

I am using a Kindle 2 (US Version) running the latest firmware (2.5.2 I think is what it is).

Pickering · 06-15-2010, 08:37 PM

You can use a program like Calibre to convert the pdf to an ebook format.

AnemicOak · 06-15-2010, 09:03 PM

If you don't want to convert them you can try reading in landscape mode and see if that makes the text big enough for you.

HaggisMacJedi · 06-16-2010, 09:29 AM

I have tried the landscape feature, but unfortunately, it doesn't help, and still requires pan and sweep.

I will look into Calibre. Is it complicated?
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I just downloaded Calibre, and I want to thank you all for recommending it! I have a few .pdf books that the authors gave me free because I already bought hard copies, and I converted them and can finally read them without a microscope! The conversion isn't perfect, but it's good enough for me! THANK YOU ALL!

Oh, and to answer my own question: no, it isn't complicated at all. It's fast, free, and easy!

mado66 · 06-16-2010, 09:48 PM

you can also use stanza, that will allow you to export your ebook in another format.

06-15-2010, 04:09 PM	#1
HaggisMacJedi Zealot Posts: 130 Karma: 1145527 Join Date: Jun 2008 Device: Kindle Fire HD, Kindle 4, iPhone 4	Help With .pdf Books Forgive me if this has been covered before, but I haven't been able to find the information I am looking for. I have a few .pdf books on my Kindle, but the problem is the text is teeny tiny and I can't hardly read it. Is there anything I can do to "fix" these .pdf ebooks so that the text is large enough to read without having to use the pan and zoom feature? In other words, I just want to read them like I do any other ebook. Oh, and these books are all just text, no pictures, graphics, or any of that. I am using a Kindle 2 (US Version) running the latest firmware (2.5.2 I think is what it is).

06-15-2010, 08:37 PM	#2
Pickering Connoisseur Posts: 66 Karma: 29886 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Colorado Springs Device: Kindle 2, Kindle 3	Calibre You can use a program like Calibre to convert the pdf to an ebook format.

06-16-2010, 09:29 AM	#4
HaggisMacJedi Zealot Posts: 130 Karma: 1145527 Join Date: Jun 2008 Device: Kindle Fire HD, Kindle 4, iPhone 4	I have tried the landscape feature, but unfortunately, it doesn't help, and still requires pan and sweep. I will look into Calibre. Is it complicated? =========== EDIT: =========== I just downloaded Calibre, and I want to thank you all for recommending it! I have a few .pdf books that the authors gave me free because I already bought hard copies, and I converted them and can finally read them without a microscope! The conversion isn't perfect, but it's good enough for me! THANK YOU ALL! Oh, and to answer my own question: no, it isn't complicated at all. It's fast, free, and easy! Last edited by HaggisMacJedi; 06-16-2010 at 10:23 AM.

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AnemicOak Bookaholic Posts: 14,391 Karma: 54969924 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Minnesota Device: iPad Mini 4, AuraHD, iPhone XR +	If you don't want to convert them you can try reading in landscape mode and see if that makes the text big enough for you.

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mado66 Junior Member Posts: 1 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2010 Device: kindle	you can also use stanza, that will allow you to export your ebook in another format.

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