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jswinden · 12-20-2011, 05:39 PM

Actually the Kindle 3, Kindle 4, and Kindle Fire all have the same width of screen--approximately 3.55" wide. Rendering and aesthetics probably create the false illusion of the widths being different. If I bring up the same page of text on the Fire and the K3/K4 with the text size and settings nearly identical, the Fire displays more text due to the longer screen.

On the K3 and K4 you can use a calibre plugin to decrease the margins to add more text per page width. Unfortunately we cannot do that with the Fire app.

The Fire has an LCD screen and so it renders text differently than the K3 and K4 E Ink screens. Therefore they will not render the same text exactly the same. You will need to play around with various text format settings to get them to what works best for you.

I find that most of my reading is now with the Fire as it is easier on my eyes. About the only time I use the K3 or K4 is for brightly lit areas or outside.

12-20-2011, 05:39 PM	#7
jswinden Nameless Being	Actually the Kindle 3, Kindle 4, and Kindle Fire all have the same width of screen--approximately 3.55" wide. Rendering and aesthetics probably create the false illusion of the widths being different. If I bring up the same page of text on the Fire and the K3/K4 with the text size and settings nearly identical, the Fire displays more text due to the longer screen. On the K3 and K4 you can use a calibre plugin to decrease the margins to add more text per page width. Unfortunately we cannot do that with the Fire app. The Fire has an LCD screen and so it renders text differently than the K3 and K4 E Ink screens. Therefore they will not render the same text exactly the same. You will need to play around with various text format settings to get them to what works best for you. I find that most of my reading is now with the Fire as it is easier on my eyes. About the only time I use the K3 or K4 is for brightly lit areas or outside.