Kindle epub? Only dealbreaker for me

Christopher888 · 11-05-2010, 11:57 AM

Hi,

I was wondering something.

I love the Kindle hardware (minus the lack of SD card) and want to buy a large format ereader. However all my books are epub or pdf! Some are pdfs I scanned and made myself. I know kindle does handle pdf but doesnt reflow it. Thats a major problem for me. Is there a way to get it to reflow pdfs like my sony PRS600 does?

Aside from that, if pdf cant be reflowed, then is there a way to get it to display epubs? Preferably with reflow as well.

I run linux and have experience with rom flashing and modifying.

Any help appreciated.

Acorn · 11-05-2010, 12:57 PM

Just use Calibre to convert your EPUB ebooks to MOBI format. It should convert them perfectly.

wscott · 11-05-2010, 01:03 PM

I find that in most cases Calibre does just fine at converting epubs to mobi.
A couple books have some formatting quirks, but most are fine.

You might download Calibre and convert a couple and then view the results.

And of course you can always send the kindle back if it doesn't work out.

On PDFs with a DX the multi-column papers might be viewable as-is unless you
have poor eyesight and want bigger fonts.

Or you can try this:
http://code.google.com/p/papercrop/
or
PDFread
https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=21906

Both claim to convert multi column PDFs to single

desertgrandma · 11-05-2010, 01:40 PM

As noted, Calibre will convert epubs without drm beautifully.

As for the pdfs, you are better off with the DXG, it does a great job.

11-05-2010, 11:57 AM	#1
Christopher888 Junior Member Posts: 8 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2010 Device: Sony PRS600	Kindle epub? Only dealbreaker for me Hi, I was wondering something. I love the Kindle hardware (minus the lack of SD card) and want to buy a large format ereader. However all my books are epub or pdf! Some are pdfs I scanned and made myself. I know kindle does handle pdf but doesnt reflow it. Thats a major problem for me. Is there a way to get it to reflow pdfs like my sony PRS600 does? Aside from that, if pdf cant be reflowed, then is there a way to get it to display epubs? Preferably with reflow as well. I run linux and have experience with rom flashing and modifying. Any help appreciated.

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11-05-2010, 12:57 PM	#2
Acorn Connoisseur Posts: 56 Karma: 74 Join Date: Oct 2010 Device: Kindle 3	Just use Calibre to convert your EPUB ebooks to MOBI format. It should convert them perfectly.

11-05-2010, 01:03 PM	#3
wscott Junior Member Posts: 9 Karma: 62 Join Date: Aug 2010 Device: Kindle	I find that in most cases Calibre does just fine at converting epubs to mobi. A couple books have some formatting quirks, but most are fine. You might download Calibre and convert a couple and then view the results. And of course you can always send the kindle back if it doesn't work out. On PDFs with a DX the multi-column papers might be viewable as-is unless you have poor eyesight and want bigger fonts. Or you can try this: http://code.google.com/p/papercrop/ or PDFread https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=21906 Both claim to convert multi column PDFs to single

11-05-2010, 01:40 PM	#4
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	As noted, Calibre will convert epubs without drm beautifully. As for the pdfs, you are better off with the DXG, it does a great job.