Register Guidelines E-Books Search Today's Posts Mark Forums Read

Go Back   MobileRead Forums > E-Book General > General Discussions

Notices

Reply
 
Thread Tools Search this Thread
Old 06-26-2010, 04:42 PM   #1
mike_bike_kite
Digitally confused
mike_bike_kite ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.mike_bike_kite ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.mike_bike_kite ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.mike_bike_kite ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.mike_bike_kite ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.mike_bike_kite ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.mike_bike_kite ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.mike_bike_kite ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.mike_bike_kite ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.mike_bike_kite ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.mike_bike_kite ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.
 
mike_bike_kite's Avatar
 
Posts: 500
Karma: 1500000
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: London, UK
Device: KPW, K2i, Nexus 7 32gb, Kobo Mini
Simple atlas anyone?

Are there any collections of images I could download onto my ereader to use as an atlas. Must be ok in black and white (or shades of grey), countries split by area, formatted to match 6" screens etc. It seems like the sort of thing that should be out there but I can't find anything.

I know I have access to the web on the kindle but I just wanted some simple maps on my device.

Mike
mike_bike_kite is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 06-26-2010, 06:33 PM   #2
capidamonte
Not who you think I am...
capidamonte can even cheer up an android equipped with a defective Genuine Personality Prototype.capidamonte can even cheer up an android equipped with a defective Genuine Personality Prototype.capidamonte can even cheer up an android equipped with a defective Genuine Personality Prototype.capidamonte can even cheer up an android equipped with a defective Genuine Personality Prototype.capidamonte can even cheer up an android equipped with a defective Genuine Personality Prototype.capidamonte can even cheer up an android equipped with a defective Genuine Personality Prototype.capidamonte can even cheer up an android equipped with a defective Genuine Personality Prototype.capidamonte can even cheer up an android equipped with a defective Genuine Personality Prototype.capidamonte can even cheer up an android equipped with a defective Genuine Personality Prototype.capidamonte can even cheer up an android equipped with a defective Genuine Personality Prototype.capidamonte can even cheer up an android equipped with a defective Genuine Personality Prototype.
 
capidamonte's Avatar
 
Posts: 374
Karma: 30283
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Honolulu
Device: PocketBook 360 -- Ivory
Removed, due to stupidity.

Last edited by capidamonte; 06-27-2010 at 01:08 PM.
capidamonte is offline   Reply With Quote
Advert
Old 06-27-2010, 09:55 AM   #3
fjtorres
Grand Sorcerer
fjtorres ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.fjtorres ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.fjtorres ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.fjtorres ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.fjtorres ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.fjtorres ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.fjtorres ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.fjtorres ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.fjtorres ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.fjtorres ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.fjtorres ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.
 
Posts: 11,732
Karma: 128354696
Join Date: May 2009
Location: 26 kly from Sgr A*
Device: T100TA,PW2,PRS-T1,KT,FireHD 8.9,K2, PB360,BeBook One,Axim51v,TC1000
A web search for "world atlas" pdf download offers up this (among lots of junk):
http://www.archive.org/details/Mr.BrunsWorldAtlas
(copyright status? Haven't the faintest.)

It's from the Internet Archive.
26 Pages in color.
Displays fine on my 5" PB360.
How usable it might be will depend on your pdf viewer software and/or needs.

Been ages since I actually looked at an atlas (even though I have over a dozen of the things) that is one business the web has really decimated.
fjtorres is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 06-27-2010, 11:46 AM   #4
Mike L
Wizard
Mike L ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Mike L ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Mike L ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Mike L ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Mike L ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Mike L ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Mike L ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Mike L ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Mike L ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Mike L ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Mike L ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.
 
Mike L's Avatar
 
Posts: 1,479
Karma: 3846231
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: Edinburgh, Scotland
Device: Kindle 3, Samsung Galaxy
Quote:
Originally Posted by fjtorres View Post
Been ages since I actually looked at an atlas (even though I have over a dozen of the things) that is one business the web has really decimated.
Maybe. But there's nothing on the web (that I know of) that can compare with a high-quality printed topographical map. Google maps and their kin are great, but at base they are little more than road maps. I've yet to see an on-line map that can hold a candle to a 1:50,000 O.S. Landranger, for example.

Admittedly, an interactive map has useful features such as distance calculators and driving directions, but neither of those are of any practical use to me.
Mike L is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 06-27-2010, 04:34 PM   #5
mike_bike_kite
Digitally confused
mike_bike_kite ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.mike_bike_kite ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.mike_bike_kite ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.mike_bike_kite ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.mike_bike_kite ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.mike_bike_kite ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.mike_bike_kite ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.mike_bike_kite ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.mike_bike_kite ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.mike_bike_kite ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.mike_bike_kite ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.
 
mike_bike_kite's Avatar
 
Posts: 500
Karma: 1500000
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: London, UK
Device: KPW, K2i, Nexus 7 32gb, Kobo Mini
Thanks for the suggestions. The atlas link was quite good but not really suited for my little kindle. I ended up using this site which had world maps that were simple enough to be viewed easily and could fit on the 6" screen. I just used their print option, then captured the image, then used paint.net to turn it to black and white and adjust contrast etc. I'm quite happy with the results but was just surprised something wasn't available.

Mike
mike_bike_kite is offline   Reply With Quote
Advert
Old 06-27-2010, 10:14 PM   #6
nashira
Addict
nashira is slicker than a case of WD-40nashira is slicker than a case of WD-40nashira is slicker than a case of WD-40nashira is slicker than a case of WD-40nashira is slicker than a case of WD-40nashira is slicker than a case of WD-40nashira is slicker than a case of WD-40nashira is slicker than a case of WD-40nashira is slicker than a case of WD-40nashira is slicker than a case of WD-40nashira is slicker than a case of WD-40
 
nashira's Avatar
 
Posts: 219
Karma: 73734
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: Australia
Device: Kindle Paperwhite
Sadly, you should basically never be surprised when something isn't available for ereader devices.
nashira is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply

Thread Tools Search this Thread
Search this Thread:

Advanced Search

Forum Jump

Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
erm, simple question , hope for simple answer! al zymers Amazon Kindle 5 09-25-2010 01:01 PM
Finally, Fountainhead and Atlas Shrugged, and NO TTS!!! hybernation Amazon Kindle 2 12-21-2009 04:08 PM
Simple question for a simple mind :) PKFFW OpenInkpot 6 08-27-2009 09:00 PM
How about an atlas? Jellby Upload Help 35 08-21-2009 11:57 AM
Atlas Hugged? Moejoe Writers' Corner 27 06-23-2009 08:02 PM


All times are GMT -4. The time now is 07:23 PM.


MobileRead.com is a privately owned, operated and funded community.