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Old 04-10-2015, 05:14 AM   #1037
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Kindle paper-white problem

Hello Willus,

I am facing a problem which has nothing to do with your excellent software, but with your knowledge on pdf files, you may be able to give some advice.

I have a kindle paper-white (2nd generation) for reading my books. I mainly read Greek literature (since I am Greek) which I find in pdf format.

The problem is that most of those pdf files are not properly displayed on kindle; some characters are just not shown. Those are Greek characters (for example Greek “e-epsilon” ,“k-kapa” or “s-sigma” or vowels with accentuation).

I managed to partially overcome this problem by saving the file using “Adobe Acrobat Pro X” software as optimized pdf with specific settings. Then everything is displayed properly on kindle but the file is 5 to 10 times larger than original and less clear.

The funny thing is that on kindle keyboard everything is perfect. I talk to Amazon customer service but they could not find a solution. Their last word was that after all pdf reader is an experimental one.

I am thinking that there may be an other way/software to use for making those “missing” characters display on kindle, without side-effects...

I am attaching for you, a test page on pdf file, a screenshot of how it is displayed on kindle, and the settings I use to optimize the file.

Any advice would be appreciated.

Thank you for your time.

Angelos
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