e-book availability -comics

techie42 · 05-17-2010, 02:04 PM

When I was a kid I used to read Peanuts cartoons in paper back form. Those book formats would be great on Kobo even as PDF files. But, nowa days I only ever see this type of cartoons in very large book formats.

Have any of you seen comic collections in paper back format available in ebook format?

My kid's manga all seems to be available like this. She wants to be able to buy Manga online and read it on my Kobo. (But, I think that if that happens I will have to get a second Kobo.)

CoopersTroopers · 05-17-2010, 02:38 PM

Kobo directly mentions reading manga on the device in their product pages. Only manga I've been able to find for it those is a few girly titles on the Toronto Public Library site. Would be interested to find more...

techie42 · 05-17-2010, 03:12 PM

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Originally Posted by CoopersTroopers

Kobo directly mentions reading manga on the device in their product pages. Only manga I've been able to find for it those is a few girly titles on the Toronto Public Library site. Would be interested to find more...

I'll check it out. Girly Manga is good for my kid. She is 14.

mrkarl · 05-17-2010, 07:58 PM

I've seen the complete collection in cbr format, not sure if the kobo can read these though

http://www.ioffer.com/c/Comics-10034...d.....I've never bought here and I've no idea if he's legit.

techie42 · 05-18-2010, 04:14 PM

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Originally Posted by mrkarl

I've seen the complete collection in cbr format, not sure if the kobo can read these though

http://www.ioffer.com/c/Comics-10034...d.....I've never bought here and I've no idea if he's legit.

broken link?

"Sorry, no items were found containing: comic dvd.....I've"

techie42 · 05-18-2010, 04:44 PM

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Originally Posted by CoopersTroopers

... Only manga I've been able to find for it those is a few girly titles on the Toronto Public Library site. ...

Got a link? I did not see anything at all (manga wise) at the TPL web site.

Dinodoc · 05-18-2010, 06:02 PM

http://www.ioffer.com/c/Comics-1003461/comic+dvd I think this is the lin the poster was trying for, they inadvertantly got the ....I've linked in which is why it didn't work. I removed that from the end of the link and it worked fine.

mrkarl · 05-18-2010, 07:25 PM

oops, guess I should have checked the link after posting....my bad.....but yeah, there's stuff like that all over

CoopersTroopers · 05-19-2010, 06:44 PM

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Originally Posted by techie42

Got a link? I did not see anything at all (manga wise) at the TPL web site.

You have to go to TPL's OverDrive site if you hadn't already figured that out. OverDrive is horribly organized and difficult to wade through however. I stumbled upon them when one of the books was listed in a new collection list, but I can't find it there anymore.

There isn't a ton on there, but easiest way to get to what I know is there is to do an Advanced Search. Filter by:

Format = "Adobe PDF eBook"
Publisher = "TOKYOPOP"

DaleDe · 05-19-2010, 08:05 PM

There are also tools to convert CBR and CBZ files to ePUB and PDF. Check the wiki.

Dale

AnemicOak · 05-19-2010, 08:17 PM

I could be wrong, but I think the discs offered on iOffer are just compilations of pirated material from the darknet.

DaleDe · 05-19-2010, 08:33 PM

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Originally Posted by AnemicOak

I could be wrong, but I think the discs offered on iOffer are just compilations of pirated material from the darknet.

Hmm, good point. Comics are under the same copyright laws as books. If they are copyrighted then it would be illegal to use them.

Dale

techie42 · 05-21-2010, 02:30 PM

All that aside, I have attempted to put several different comics onto my kobo and they all seem to have size issuses with the Kobo screen. Sigh.

Has anyone tried converting a Kindal comic ebook to epub?

techie42 · 05-21-2010, 02:31 PM

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Originally Posted by techie42

All that aside, I have attempted to put several different comics onto my kobo and they all seem to have size issuses with the Kobo screen. Sigh.

Has anyone tried converting a Kindal comic ebook to epub?

Maybe if the Kobo could display an epub in landscap mode?

ViralMage · 05-31-2010, 08:39 PM

This won't help with screen size issues, but calibre can convert cbz to ePub, and in my experience it's done a very nice job. The 50MB cbz file became a 13MB ePub, probably because of the change to greyscale and shrinking the pictures to fit the screen. Nothing's cut off, and it looks great. As was mentioned, though, comic books (as opposed to manga) are usually in a larger format, and I imagine the writing would be difficult to read. You might as well give it a shot though. I imagine I will eventually.

05-17-2010, 02:04 PM	#1
techie42 Zealot Posts: 138 Karma: 76 Join Date: May 2010 Location: Toronto Device: KOBO and iPad	e-book availability -comics When I was a kid I used to read Peanuts cartoons in paper back form. Those book formats would be great on Kobo even as PDF files. But, nowa days I only ever see this type of cartoons in very large book formats. Have any of you seen comic collections in paper back format available in ebook format? My kid's manga all seems to be available like this. She wants to be able to buy Manga online and read it on my Kobo. (But, I think that if that happens I will have to get a second Kobo.)

05-19-2010, 08:05 PM	#10
DaleDe Grand Sorcerer Posts: 8,685 Karma: 3644259 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Grass Valley, CA Device: EB 1150, EZ Reader, Literati, iPad 2	There are also tools to convert CBR and CBZ files to ePUB and PDF. Check the wiki. Dale __________________ Dale DePriest http://pages.suddenlink.net/dalede or http://daledepriest.wikispaces.com currently using an EZ Reader or a Literati or my iPad. Last edited by DaleDe; 05-19-2010 at 08:33 PM.

05-19-2010, 08:17 PM	#11
AnemicOak Bookaholic Posts: 7,389 Karma: 18766781 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Minnesota Device: AuraHD, Nook HD+, Kindle 2,3,T , Opus, TF101, Nexus7, iPT, iPhone5	I could be wrong, but I think the discs offered on iOffer are just compilations of pirated material from the darknet. __________________ ~Brian "The test of any good fiction is that you should care something for the characters; the good to succeed, the bad to fail. The trouble with most fiction is that you want them all to land in hell together, as quickly as possible." — Mark Twain

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05-17-2010, 02:38 PM	#2
CoopersTroopers Junior Member Posts: 8 Karma: 30 Join Date: May 2010 Location: Ontario, Canada Device: Kobo eReader	Kobo directly mentions reading manga on the device in their product pages. Only manga I've been able to find for it those is a few girly titles on the Toronto Public Library site. Would be interested to find more...

05-17-2010, 07:58 PM	#4
mrkarl Connoisseur Posts: 74 Karma: 22 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: the great white north Device: aluratek libre pro	I've seen the complete collection in cbr format, not sure if the kobo can read these though http://www.ioffer.com/c/Comics-10034...d.....I've never bought here and I've no idea if he's legit.

05-18-2010, 06:02 PM	#7
Dinodoc Member Posts: 14 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2010 Device: Kobo	http://www.ioffer.com/c/Comics-1003461/comic+dvd I think this is the lin the poster was trying for, they inadvertantly got the ....I've linked in which is why it didn't work. I removed that from the end of the link and it worked fine.

05-18-2010, 07:25 PM	#8
mrkarl Connoisseur Posts: 74 Karma: 22 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: the great white north Device: aluratek libre pro	oops, guess I should have checked the link after posting....my bad.....but yeah, there's stuff like that all over

05-21-2010, 02:30 PM	#13
techie42 Zealot Posts: 138 Karma: 76 Join Date: May 2010 Location: Toronto Device: KOBO and iPad	All that aside, I have attempted to put several different comics onto my kobo and they all seem to have size issuses with the Kobo screen. Sigh. Has anyone tried converting a Kindal comic ebook to epub?

05-31-2010, 08:39 PM	#15
ViralMage Junior Member Posts: 5 Karma: 22 Join Date: May 2010 Device: Kobo Reader	This won't help with screen size issues, but calibre can convert cbz to ePub, and in my experience it's done a very nice job. The 50MB cbz file became a 13MB ePub, probably because of the change to greyscale and shrinking the pictures to fit the screen. Nothing's cut off, and it looks great. As was mentioned, though, comic books (as opposed to manga) are usually in a larger format, and I imagine the writing would be difficult to read. You might as well give it a shot though. I imagine I will eventually.


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