Kindle (non) touch: how to read comics?

snoeki · 06-24-2012, 03:17 PM

With the new update we can now read comics in panel view.

Sounds really interesting, but I can't get it to work. I have a lot of comics in .cbr format. I put one comic (the seperate .jpg files) in a zip file and put it in my documents folder on my kindle.

Now I can look at the images, but how do I enable panel view?

Perhaps I shouldn't use .zip, but .cbr is not working and converting a .cbr to .mobi doesn't enable panel view for my Kindle.

I also tried to buy a comic book on amazon to see how panel view looks like, but I can't find any comic books?

Jessica Lares · 06-25-2012, 06:00 AM

The panel view only works with Amazon bought content and selected comic books (not the ones that were released a year or so). Apparently people are having issues finding them, and the only books I see with it are only for the Kindle Fire. In the announcement they said it may be a few weeks before they're updated for eInk, so it may just be that they haven't been updated yet.

snoeki · 06-25-2012, 09:03 AM

I hope Amazon will release a tool to create your own panel view documents, it would be great if I can scan my own comics and read them on my Kindle.

If I can buy a comic I can perhaps create my own when I look at the structure. I tried to buy a Kindle fire comic, but amazon warns me I cannot read it on my Kindle... I will wait and hope I can enjoy comics soon.

tomsem · 06-25-2012, 03:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by snoeki

I hope Amazon will release a tool to create your own panel view documents, it would be great if I can scan my own comics and read them on my Kindle.

If I can buy a comic I can perhaps create my own when I look at the structure. I tried to buy a Kindle fire comic, but amazon warns me I cannot read it on my Kindle... I will wait and hope I can enjoy comics soon.

Amazon does release such a tool (kindlegen/kindle previewer). However, it does not automatically create panel views, and so it will take a fair amount of work to put those together, since you must specify the dimensions and position of each 'panel'. I would imagine there are tools for this but they are probably proprietary at this point.

Has anyone actually been able to view a KF8 fixed-layout comic book on Kindle?

The two I own (Watchman and V for Vendetta) say they can only be viewed on Kindle Fire, Kindle for Android, Kindle for iPad, and Kindle Cloud Reader. However the Deliver To.. options do not match up to the Available on these devices... list. For example, I cannot deliver Watchman to my iPod Touch, but I am able to download from Archives to it. Similarly I can download V4V to my Xoom running K4Android (as the 'Available..' info suggests should work) but cannot select my Xoom as a Deliver To.. device. And Cloud Reader can't read V4V as the Available option suggests.

Obviously there are some wrinkles to iron out. Perhaps some of the content needs to be updated to support devices which were not supported when KF8 first came out.

(update

I guess this is part of the answer, in the 4.1 update notes "Books that support these features will be available in the Kindle store over the next few weeks." So none of the existing KF8 fixed layout titles will work on 'Kindle', apparently, or at least they need to be updated before they'll work.

RainingLemur · 06-26-2012, 10:34 AM

I have converted a few comic series to be viewed on my Kindle, and have been rather pleased by how good they look on the eInk screen.

But, the lack of panel-view has been a bit of a bother with some comics. It would be nice, to say the least.

snoeki · 06-26-2012, 12:51 PM

RainingLemur, how did you convert them? I have tried the seperate .jpg files and putting them inside a .pdf file, but my main problem is zooming to read the text in the comics.

crich70 · 06-27-2012, 04:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by snoeki

RainingLemur, how did you convert them? I have tried the seperate .jpg files and putting them inside a .pdf file, but my main problem is zooming to read the text in the comics.

I'd like to know how you do it as well.

RainingLemur · 06-27-2012, 07:21 PM

I just used Calibre to convert them.

WritePR · 07-16-2012, 06:40 PM

Get an Apple or Android device and use the Comixology app. It's awesome.

mukarakaplan · 07-25-2012, 04:45 AM

Any news about this? It has been more than a month (actually almost two months) since we got the updates supporting kf8 on e-ink Kindles. There they announced that "books that support [Kindle Panel View] will be available from the Kindle store over the next few weeks." I've checked all of the Kindle panel view comics published on the 19th of July, but none of them has "deliver to my kindle" option available.

Does anybody have an idea when panel view comics will be available for e-ink Kindles? I am reading it correctly, right? I feel like I am waiting for something which is never going to happen at all. I just don't understand why it's taking so long. Those panel view comics are already available on Kindle Fire and cloud reader, so why not on e-ink Kindles that support kf8?

Zeebra · 08-09-2012, 01:19 PM

So I see a list of comics/graphic novels that support Panel View on Amazon, I wanted to sample one of these on my NT Kindle to see exactly how it looks but they don't have the option to send a sample to my Kindle, only to my Kindle cloud reader. Has anyone actually tried one of these "panel view" comics on their NT Kindles to see what it actually looks like?

http://www.amazon.com/b?ie=UTF8&node=3387681011

Edit: I can't even buy one of the comics to send to my Kindle, the only option in the drop down is "cloud reader" -- what gives?

twilightsenpai · 08-10-2012, 11:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RainingLemur

I just used Calibre to convert them.

I use Mangle to convert.

mukarakaplan · 08-18-2012, 01:46 AM

Zeebra, I think the e-ink Kindles are ready software-wise to display panel view comics after the recent updates. But my guess is that Amazon don't want to advertise it yet because the new Kindles are coming and they probably want to advertise the feature as a new thing of Kindle Flame. We'll be able to select our Kindle e-ink devices from the drop down menus of the panel view comics once the new Kindles are out.

06-24-2012, 03:17 PM	#1
snoeki Connoisseur Posts: 62 Karma: 2030818 Join Date: Jan 2010 Device: Kindle paperwhite 2 & Kobo glo hd	Kindle (non) touch: how to read comics? With the new update we can now read comics in panel view. Sounds really interesting, but I can't get it to work. I have a lot of comics in .cbr format. I put one comic (the seperate .jpg files) in a zip file and put it in my documents folder on my kindle. Now I can look at the images, but how do I enable panel view? Perhaps I shouldn't use .zip, but .cbr is not working and converting a .cbr to .mobi doesn't enable panel view for my Kindle. I also tried to buy a comic book on amazon to see how panel view looks like, but I can't find any comic books?

07-25-2012, 04:45 AM	#10
mukarakaplan Junior Member Posts: 9 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2012 Device: Kindle Touch 3G	Any news about this? It has been more than a month (actually almost two months) since we got the updates supporting kf8 on e-ink Kindles. There they announced that "books that support [Kindle Panel View] will be available from the Kindle store over the next few weeks." I've checked all of the Kindle panel view comics published on the 19th of July, but none of them has "deliver to my kindle" option available. Does anybody have an idea when panel view comics will be available for e-ink Kindles? I am reading it correctly, right? I feel like I am waiting for something which is never going to happen at all. I just don't understand why it's taking so long. Those panel view comics are already available on Kindle Fire and cloud reader, so why not on e-ink Kindles that support kf8? Last edited by mukarakaplan; 07-25-2012 at 04:57 AM.

08-09-2012, 01:19 PM	#11
Zeebra Evangelist Posts: 461 Karma: 956567 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Toronto, Canada Device: Kindle Oasis 3	So I see a list of comics/graphic novels that support Panel View on Amazon, I wanted to sample one of these on my NT Kindle to see exactly how it looks but they don't have the option to send a sample to my Kindle, only to my Kindle cloud reader. Has anyone actually tried one of these "panel view" comics on their NT Kindles to see what it actually looks like? http://www.amazon.com/b?ie=UTF8&node=3387681011 Edit: I can't even buy one of the comics to send to my Kindle, the only option in the drop down is "cloud reader" -- what gives? Last edited by Zeebra; 08-09-2012 at 01:22 PM.

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06-25-2012, 06:00 AM	#2
Jessica Lares Wizard Posts: 2,240 Karma: 5759170 Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Near Dallas, Texas, USA Device: iPad Mini, iPod Touch (5th gen)	The panel view only works with Amazon bought content and selected comic books (not the ones that were released a year or so). Apparently people are having issues finding them, and the only books I see with it are only for the Kindle Fire. In the announcement they said it may be a few weeks before they're updated for eInk, so it may just be that they haven't been updated yet.

06-25-2012, 09:03 AM	#3
snoeki Connoisseur Posts: 62 Karma: 2030818 Join Date: Jan 2010 Device: Kindle paperwhite 2 & Kobo glo hd	I hope Amazon will release a tool to create your own panel view documents, it would be great if I can scan my own comics and read them on my Kindle. If I can buy a comic I can perhaps create my own when I look at the structure. I tried to buy a Kindle fire comic, but amazon warns me I cannot read it on my Kindle... I will wait and hope I can enjoy comics soon.

06-26-2012, 10:34 AM	#5
RainingLemur Spork Connoisseur Posts: 2,355 Karma: 16780603 Join Date: Mar 2011 Device: Nook Color	I have converted a few comic series to be viewed on my Kindle, and have been rather pleased by how good they look on the eInk screen. But, the lack of panel-view has been a bit of a bother with some comics. It would be nice, to say the least.

06-26-2012, 12:51 PM	#6
snoeki Connoisseur Posts: 62 Karma: 2030818 Join Date: Jan 2010 Device: Kindle paperwhite 2 & Kobo glo hd	RainingLemur, how did you convert them? I have tried the seperate .jpg files and putting them inside a .pdf file, but my main problem is zooming to read the text in the comics.

06-27-2012, 07:21 PM	#8
RainingLemur Spork Connoisseur Posts: 2,355 Karma: 16780603 Join Date: Mar 2011 Device: Nook Color	I just used Calibre to convert them.

07-16-2012, 06:40 PM	#9
WritePR Gadget Girl/Avid Reader Posts: 51 Karma: 927026 Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: East Coast, USA Device: Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1, Nook Color, Kindle Touch	Get an Apple or Android device and use the Comixology app. It's awesome.

08-18-2012, 01:46 AM	#13
mukarakaplan Junior Member Posts: 9 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2012 Device: Kindle Touch 3G	Zeebra, I think the e-ink Kindles are ready software-wise to display panel view comics after the recent updates. But my guess is that Amazon don't want to advertise it yet because the new Kindles are coming and they probably want to advertise the feature as a new thing of Kindle Flame. We'll be able to select our Kindle e-ink devices from the drop down menus of the panel view comics once the new Kindles are out.

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