PDF on Kindle

apropos · 12-30-2010, 05:00 PM

I just received a Kindle. I love it. Especially, I'm pleasantly surprised that PDFs on the Kindle are very readable. I prefer smaller font sizes, so many PDFs look great. Some don't, of course, because the text is just too small.

But some PDFs would be great on the Kindle if it wasn't for all the empty white space around the text body, in the margins. Is there a way to optimize these PDFs by removing the white space around the text body, thereby making the text larger on the Kindle screen? Can Calibre do this somehow?

phili · 12-30-2010, 05:13 PM

As i know, Calibre can´t do this. To do this, you need a program, that gives you full control over PDF´s, like Adobe Acrobat.

Mungo · 12-30-2010, 05:34 PM

There are software products to do what you want plus firmware upgrades. Being discussed here...
https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=111627

Snorkledorf · 12-31-2010, 07:48 PM

PDF Scissors (http://www.pdfscissors.com/) is a pretty useful Java app for doing just that.

tcv · 12-31-2010, 08:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Snorkledorf

PDF Scissors (http://www.pdfscissors.com/) is a pretty useful Java app for doing just that.

I just tried it out. Worked very well.

12-30-2010, 05:00 PM	#1
apropos Junior Member Posts: 9 Karma: 24 Join Date: Dec 2010 Device: none	PDF on Kindle I just received a Kindle. I love it. Especially, I'm pleasantly surprised that PDFs on the Kindle are very readable. I prefer smaller font sizes, so many PDFs look great. Some don't, of course, because the text is just too small. But some PDFs would be great on the Kindle if it wasn't for all the empty white space around the text body, in the margins. Is there a way to optimize these PDFs by removing the white space around the text body, thereby making the text larger on the Kindle screen? Can Calibre do this somehow?

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12-30-2010, 05:13 PM	#2
phili Zealot Posts: 119 Karma: 772 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Germany Device: Kindle DXG	As i know, Calibre can´t do this. To do this, you need a program, that gives you full control over PDF´s, like Adobe Acrobat.

12-30-2010, 05:34 PM	#3
Mungo Junior Member Posts: 7 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2010 Device: Kindle3	There are software products to do what you want plus firmware upgrades. Being discussed here... https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=111627

12-31-2010, 07:48 PM	#4
Snorkledorf Blue. Not sad...just blue Posts: 218 Karma: 1267018 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Japan Device: Ridibooks Paper Pro	PDF Scissors (http://www.pdfscissors.com/) is a pretty useful Java app for doing just that.

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