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ilovejedd · 02-19-2019, 01:09 AM

Decided to compare the size for one of my manga volumes (Skip Beat Volume 41).

https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B076F6WTG3/

website: 33,071 KB

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07FR13YYV/

website: 118,847 KB (my guess: 1280x1920 res)
azw3 download: 38,755 KB (variable resolution: 1280x1920 max, ~220 KB per image)
PW3 kfx download: 35,180 KB (assets folder 35,028 KB, 965x1448, ~180 KB per image)

comiXology

in-app, proprietary format: 384.6 MB

https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/skip-beat-vol-41

epub download: 151,273 KB (1400x2100, ~880 KB per image)

At 33,071 KB, that's even smaller than the PW3 download (designed for ~3.6" x ~4.75" screen) so I'm not at all surprised if Kanji is barely legible.

I don't actually read manga via the Kindle app. In the US, a lot of Kindle comics on Amazon are available as "Kindle & comiXology" so I use the far superior comiXology app for reading Amazon-purchased comics and manga. Granted, yeah, it's pretty killer on storage.

02-19-2019, 01:09 AM	#8
ilovejedd hopeless n00b Posts: 5,110 Karma: 19597086 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: in the middle of nowhere Device: PW4, PW3, Libra H2O, iPad 10.5, iPad 11, iPad 12.9	Decided to compare the size for one of my manga volumes (Skip Beat Volume 41). https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B076F6WTG3/ website: 33,071 KB https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07FR13YYV/ website: 118,847 KB (my guess: 1280x1920 res) azw3 download: 38,755 KB (variable resolution: 1280x1920 max, ~220 KB per image) PW3 kfx download: 35,180 KB (assets folder 35,028 KB, 965x1448, ~180 KB per image) comiXology in-app, proprietary format: 384.6 MB https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/skip-beat-vol-41 epub download: 151,273 KB (1400x2100, ~880 KB per image) At 33,071 KB, that's even smaller than the PW3 download (designed for ~3.6" x ~4.75" screen) so I'm not at all surprised if Kanji is barely legible. I don't actually read manga via the Kindle app. In the US, a lot of Kindle comics on Amazon are available as "Kindle & comiXology" so I use the far superior comiXology app for reading Amazon-purchased comics and manga. Granted, yeah, it's pretty killer on storage.