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theducks · 08-10-2016, 10:42 AM

I never understood why all you folk want to PAY Display prices for onscreen Margins

A 6" kindle has the WIDER display than a (1990's USA) paperback uses for PRINT.
The screen is SHORTER than that same standard page.

Note: I use the tweak/hack (also available from Calibre via the Kindle Collections PI) to reduce the side margins value from 40 to 10 (= 5 per side)
The text matches pretty much line for line (+/-font face variations)

a Plastic bezel is a lot cheaper than paying for a e-ink display of a larger size, JUST to display... Nothing

So, why must there be full sized e-Ink (side) margins??

08-10-2016, 10:42 AM	#30
theducks Well trained by Cats Posts: 30,891 Karma: 59840954 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: The Central Coast of California Device: Kobo Libra2,Kobo Aura2v1, K4NT(Fixed: New Bat.), Galaxy Tab A	I never understood why all you folk want to PAY Display prices for onscreen Margins A 6" kindle has the WIDER display than a (1990's USA) paperback uses for PRINT. The screen is SHORTER than that same standard page. Note: I use the tweak/hack (also available from Calibre via the Kindle Collections PI) to reduce the side margins value from 40 to 10 (= 5 per side) The text matches pretty much line for line (+/-font face variations) a Plastic bezel is a lot cheaper than paying for a e-ink display of a larger size, JUST to display... Nothing So, why must there be full sized e-Ink (side) margins??