Convert college e-books to K3 (small edition)?

Charade · 09-27-2010, 03:41 PM

I can print the books to PDF and view them natively on the K3 but they're really tiny. I tried zoom and pan but that's tedious (my wife will be using it and it's got to be simpler than using a remote control

). I've spent hours and hours trying different programs (many found right here on this forum) to convert to various formats but none really do a great job. The books have complex formatting with images and graphics. Any help would be appreciated. We only bought the Kindle for this and if we can't use it, it's going back.

Thanks!

badbob001 · 09-27-2010, 04:05 PM

Buy a DX and be done?

desertgrandma · 09-27-2010, 04:08 PM

Welcome to MobileRead, Charade.

If this is what you bought the K3 for, you really need to return it and upgrade to the DX.

My SIL uses his for textbook PDF's and they read beautifully. Unfortunately, the K3 really isn't suited for pdf reading, regardless of what is said.

rlparker · 09-27-2010, 05:40 PM

Hi Charade, welcome to MR!

Latinandgreek · 09-27-2010, 05:52 PM

Welcome to MR! For PDFs, have a look at the Kindle DX, the Pocketbook 902 or 903, the Entourage Edge or perhaps an iRex product or the 9 inch Pixelar m-reader. If you don't mind a non e-ink screen, there is always the iPad to consider. If you really want a 6 inch screen, take a look at the Sony PRS-650. I don't think that you will be happy with the Kindle 3 if you plan on using it mostly for scanned PDFs.

Charade · 09-27-2010, 06:17 PM

Thanks for the quick responses. I'm not sure if we want to spend a couple of hundred bucks for a larger reader. I will let her try it as it is and see what she thinks.

Charade · 09-27-2010, 08:33 PM

We decided to return it.

09-27-2010, 03:41 PM	#1
Charade Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2010 Device: Kindle V3	Convert college e-books to K3 (small edition)? I can print the books to PDF and view them natively on the K3 but they're really tiny. I tried zoom and pan but that's tedious (my wife will be using it and it's got to be simpler than using a remote control ). I've spent hours and hours trying different programs (many found right here on this forum) to convert to various formats but none really do a great job. The books have complex formatting with images and graphics. Any help would be appreciated. We only bought the Kindle for this and if we can't use it, it's going back. Thanks!

09-27-2010, 04:08 PM	#3
desertgrandma Enjoying the show.... Posts: 14,270 Karma: 10462843 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Arizona Device: A K1, Kindle Paperwhite, an Ipod, IPad2, Iphone, an Ipad Mini & macAir	Welcome to MobileRead, Charade. If this is what you bought the K3 for, you really need to return it and upgrade to the DX. My SIL uses his for textbook PDF's and they read beautifully. Unfortunately, the K3 really isn't suited for pdf reading, regardless of what is said. Last edited by desertgrandma; 09-27-2010 at 05:41 PM.

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09-27-2010, 04:05 PM	#2
badbob001 Fanatic Posts: 556 Karma: 1102020 Join Date: Sep 2009 Device: Kindle Keyboard (rip), Kindle Voyage, Fire Tablet 10 '17, iPad '19	Buy a DX and be done?

09-27-2010, 05:40 PM	#4
rlparker Ars longa Posts: 1,179 Karma: 17404 Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: north carolina, usa Device: Kindle K1, K3 wifi	Hi Charade, welcome to MR!

09-27-2010, 05:52 PM	#5
Latinandgreek Warrior Princess Posts: 5,038 Karma: 9724231 Join Date: Sep 2009 Device: PRS-505; PRS-350, PRS-T1, iPad, Aura HD	Welcome to MR! For PDFs, have a look at the Kindle DX, the Pocketbook 902 or 903, the Entourage Edge or perhaps an iRex product or the 9 inch Pixelar m-reader. If you don't mind a non e-ink screen, there is always the iPad to consider. If you really want a 6 inch screen, take a look at the Sony PRS-650. I don't think that you will be happy with the Kindle 3 if you plan on using it mostly for scanned PDFs.

09-27-2010, 06:17 PM	#6
Charade Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2010 Device: Kindle V3	Thanks for the quick responses. I'm not sure if we want to spend a couple of hundred bucks for a larger reader. I will let her try it as it is and see what she thinks.

09-27-2010, 08:33 PM	#7
Charade Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2010 Device: Kindle V3	We decided to return it.

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