Edit AZW file to show comics full-screen?

Aikistan · 10-19-2015, 01:10 PM

Hi, new poster, sorry if this is the wrong place. Is there a simple edit to an AZW file that will allow a comic book I purchased to display at full-screen size? I have a Kindle HDX 7" and I'm told by Amazon that I'll have to zoom every page (to enlarge it enough to read), then close the zoom to move to the next page, re-zoom, etc. That seems ridiculous. I heard Calibre has an edit function and I was wondering if anyone used it for this purpose? If so, is it easy?

Thanks!

AcidWeb · 10-19-2015, 01:19 PM

Whoa. Seriously that was response from Amazon support?

I would suggest taking that file apart (KindleUnpack), extracting images and using some Android comic viewer.

Aikistan · 10-19-2015, 01:25 PM

Yeah, I was transferred 5x finally to a person who understood what I was asking and that was their answer. I asked on the Kindle support forums and the only response so far was "you can't do that on a Kindle."

The Kindle support person said it was a great idea and he would personally forward it to their development team, though, so that's good. /s

AcidWeb · 10-19-2015, 01:31 PM

There is no tool that magically do that for you. I still consider that extracting images is the best bet.

My suggestion for reader:
http://www.amazon.com/RookieStudio-P.../dp/B005XN0SGU

Aikistan · 10-19-2015, 06:40 PM

Actually, I was able to edit the AZW3 file with Calibre and changed the default pixel height/width to the maximum supported by the HDX. Saved and reloaded that version to my HDX and it worked like a charm.

AcidWeb · 10-20-2015, 02:01 AM

Nice.

Yet another difference in Fire e-book reader firmware vs E-Ink one.

10-19-2015, 01:10 PM	#1
Aikistan Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2015 Device: Kindle HDX 7	Edit AZW file to show comics full-screen? Hi, new poster, sorry if this is the wrong place. Is there a simple edit to an AZW file that will allow a comic book I purchased to display at full-screen size? I have a Kindle HDX 7" and I'm told by Amazon that I'll have to zoom every page (to enlarge it enough to read), then close the zoom to move to the next page, re-zoom, etc. That seems ridiculous. I heard Calibre has an edit function and I was wondering if anyone used it for this purpose? If so, is it easy? Thanks!

10-19-2015, 01:31 PM	#4
AcidWeb KCC Co-Author Posts: 845 Karma: 765434 Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Poland Device: Kindle Oasis 2	There is no tool that magically do that for you. I still consider that extracting images is the best bet. My suggestion for reader: http://www.amazon.com/RookieStudio-P.../dp/B005XN0SGU Last edited by AcidWeb; 10-19-2015 at 01:37 PM.

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10-19-2015, 01:19 PM	#2
AcidWeb KCC Co-Author Posts: 845 Karma: 765434 Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Poland Device: Kindle Oasis 2	Whoa. Seriously that was response from Amazon support? I would suggest taking that file apart (KindleUnpack), extracting images and using some Android comic viewer.

10-19-2015, 01:25 PM	#3
Aikistan Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2015 Device: Kindle HDX 7	Yeah, I was transferred 5x finally to a person who understood what I was asking and that was their answer. I asked on the Kindle support forums and the only response so far was "you can't do that on a Kindle." The Kindle support person said it was a great idea and he would personally forward it to their development team, though, so that's good. /s

10-19-2015, 06:40 PM	#5
Aikistan Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2015 Device: Kindle HDX 7	Actually, I was able to edit the AZW3 file with Calibre and changed the default pixel height/width to the maximum supported by the HDX. Saved and reloaded that version to my HDX and it worked like a charm.

10-20-2015, 02:01 AM	#6
AcidWeb KCC Co-Author Posts: 845 Karma: 765434 Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Poland Device: Kindle Oasis 2	Nice. Yet another difference in Fire e-book reader firmware vs E-Ink one.

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