Content Kindle Comic Converter - Convert comics/manga to MOBI/EPUB

[axu2]

Another temporary workaround for margin problem for those who don't want to logout/lose all data:

Use KCC to convert to PDF and upload it via https://www.amazon.com/sendtokindle
Use PNG and a 200 MB chunk size as needed.
This also enables you to write on the Kindle Scribe series.

You lose features like Right to Left unfortunately.

If you want to complain to amazon, you could say:

Fixed layout epub converted to azw3 via Send to Kindle has huge margins ever since 5.19.2 unless I logout.

KCC just creates fixed layout epubs, the margin problem is also on EPUBs directly from Humble Bundle uploaded straight to Send to Kindle, no KCC involved.

Summary video:

[axu2]

I've made a summary video of all the new bugs recently introduced.

They did fix the death margin problem in 5.19.3 but added some new bugs.

Ideally, stay on 5.19.1 and earlier if possible. Or use the logout workaround on 5.19.2 that deletes all data. Or update to 5.19.3 to experience partial fixes. I renamed my WiFi and changed the password to make it impossible to update.



And remember, Amazon can roll features out slowly, so even if you are on 5.19.2 and don't have problems, that just means that the feature that caused the bug hasn't been rolled out to you. For example, fullscreen color writable USB PDFs were enabled for some users on 5.19.2 and all users on 5.19.3.

I've compiled all the reported problems of Kindle updates 5.19.2 and 5.19.3 regarding usb and side loaded manga and comics. This applies to both usb loaded files in the MOBI/AZW3 format and fixed layout EPUBs sent via the Send to Kindle website which were delivered as AZW3. I used a variety of source files such as files from Humble Bundle, Fanatical, and open source tools, all of which have the same problems.

It has been 48 days since 5.19.2 was first released on Feb. 17.

The main problem is that 5.19.2 added huge margins at the top and bottom of the screen when viewing manga. The community found a solution to this problem. They discovered that de-registering the Kindle fixed the problem and made the Kindle behave like it did on 5.18.6. They also found that the problem returned when signing back into their original Amazon account. But the problem didn’t return if they signed in with a new Amazon account they created. So the problem was clearly related to accounts.

Additionally, they noticed that page turn performance was much slower and laggier, but this problem also went away when de-registered.

Apparently the margin issue was fixed in 5.19.3 before it got pulled. However, it didn’t fix the laggy page turn problem. Additionally, many more bugs appeared. Like removing most of the options from the Aa menu like virtual panel view and animation. And the % read tracker stopped working.

Most importantly, the 2 page landscape viewer was broken. A manga should have pages ordered right to left. But after 5.19.3, the pages were ordered left to right in 2 page landscape mode. Additionally, the back tap to turn page on the Paperwhite 12th gen stopped working on MOBI manga.

And most unfortunately, the de-registering workaround used in 5.19.2 no longer fixed any problems. So in some ways, 5.19.3 was even worse than 5.19.2. I personally think think these are the worst Kindle software updates of all time, and I haven't even talked about issues with normal books yet. I wish we could revert back to 5.18.6.

If you want to complain about this issue, go to Kindle settings > Help > contact us > email. Maybe request a revert to 5.18.6, since it's been 48 days with no fix.

[axu2]

Originally Posted by DNSB

The Paperwhite 12th gen and the ColorSoft both have a 7" 1264x1680 screen. The Kindle Basic and Scribe have not changed screen size or resolution from the previous generation.

Whoops I added the wrong resolution based on this comment.

It was just reported to me that screenshots on the Paperwhite 12th generation are actually 1272x1696.

KCC has got it wrong this whole time...

edit: colorsoft has same resolution as paperwhite 12th and is also wrong.

[Madblaster6]

I updated to 10.0.1 today and it looks like it's splitting the conversions into several parts. Is this normal or did I do something wrong?

[Madblaster6]

Originally Posted by Madblaster6

I updated to 10.0.1 today and it looks like it's splitting the conversions into several parts. Is this normal or did I do something wrong?

Figured it out. I had accidentally selected Kindle Scribe Colorsoft instead of Kindle Colorsoft so the files were much larger. Thank you SpecOps on Discord.

[axu2]

KCC 10.1.0 has added experimental KFX support with a new [KFX (Send to Kindle EPUB)] option.

It autodetects two page spreads so there is no need to spoil yourself by manually specifying in Kindle Create. It supports the preview double page spread option so the little landscape preview will appear on the bottom of the screen as appropriate.

It creates an EPUB that you have to upload to Send to Kindle, where it gets converted to KFX.

However, the AZW3 renderer still has some advantages over KFX.

If you want to add a table of contents, just use an EPUB editor of your choice before you upload.

Also, the AZW3 change was reverted for 11th gen Kindles a few days ago, so MOBI/AZW3 mangas now work properly again on 11th gen on 5.19.2. Hopefully 5.19.4 fixes it for all newer kindles that are still updated. Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T_iIU6KM9fs