Comics & Manga in PocketBook 902

MoonWolf · 12-04-2010, 11:36 AM

Hi all,

it's my first time writing here, seemed the best place to ask some questions.

Never until I've seen a real ereader with e-paper that i became interested in it, mainly for manga reading.

Can anyone tell me if the 902 is good for reading manga or comics?
I would appreciate some pictures

Thanks in advance.

lukas · 12-04-2010, 12:19 PM

Hi,
for a complex review it is quite early, but I see 902 as a good reader for manga. The size big enough even for two side panels, and it feels almost like on paper

Loading speed is about 1 sec = OK.

The only problem I found is how to efficiently navigate between chapters

I didn't find way how to navigate from folder (one level up the hierarchy) but keeping the cursor (selection) on the folder I was previously inside. It moves selection on the 'parent folder' link. Which is a bit inconvenient (having manga/volume/chapter hierarchy)

Pictures are from One Piece (Mangastream scanlation)

CalvinL · 12-04-2010, 12:40 PM

wow, very impressive pictures! very nice!

Bonex · 12-04-2010, 12:56 PM

Wow!! Really cool!!

Does it recognize the .cbz format?

lukas · 12-04-2010, 01:14 PM

nope,
jpeg,png,bmp,tiff only

MoonWolf · 12-04-2010, 01:44 PM

Thanks for the quick response Lukas

I am considering buying a 902 for Christmas, as my gift for myself

The quality seems good enough and 1 sec delay per "page turn" seems almost like nothing compared to the horror that is reading on a pc screen

Bonex · 12-04-2010, 05:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lukas

nope,
jpeg,png,bmp,tiff only

Ah...

so you have to create a directory with images for each volume. Not very practical.

Logseman · 12-04-2010, 05:57 PM

You can make a CBZ and convert it to PDF with Calibre. It works mighty fine, and you can use the zooming capacities in order to adjust the images even better. On the downside, you get bigger files.

Bonex · 12-04-2010, 06:08 PM

Since the PB has good zooming capabilities, that can be a good idea!

Logseman · 12-04-2010, 06:11 PM

It works fine in the PB360. I daresay a screen which is almost 4 times bigger should do better

LoneTech · 12-04-2010, 07:17 PM

Converting to djvu, which is supported by pocketbook, would likely get you smaller files that render faster. I have an old script that does a fair job of that but it requires a bunch of other tools (zsh, imagemagick, jpegtran, djvulibre) and hasn't been packaged. Attached in case someone wants to try it.

katzki · 12-04-2010, 10:57 PM

In Korea, to read manga, we usually convert those jpg files into an epub file. Someone made a decent program for it, called 'comic4portable'. Unfortunately, its UI is written in Korean. It helps make smaller the file size.

Sil_liS · 12-05-2010, 05:26 AM

If you want epub, then just use this.

Logseman · 12-17-2010, 06:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sil_liS

If you want epub, then just use this.

That app is good, but it has some glitches and it is obviously unmaintained.

12-04-2010, 11:36 AM	#1
MoonWolf Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2010 Device: Pocketbook 902	Comics & Manga in PocketBook 902 Hi all, it's my first time writing here, seemed the best place to ask some questions. Never until I've seen a real ereader with e-paper that i became interested in it, mainly for manga reading. Can anyone tell me if the 902 is good for reading manga or comics? I would appreciate some pictures Thanks in advance.

12-04-2010, 12:19 PM	#2
lukas Junior Member Posts: 9 Karma: 76 Join Date: Oct 2010 Device: Pocketbook 902	Hi, for a complex review it is quite early, but I see 902 as a good reader for manga. The size big enough even for two side panels, and it feels almost like on paper Loading speed is about 1 sec = OK. The only problem I found is how to efficiently navigate between chapters I didn't find way how to navigate from folder (one level up the hierarchy) but keeping the cursor (selection) on the folder I was previously inside. It moves selection on the 'parent folder' link. Which is a bit inconvenient (having manga/volume/chapter hierarchy) Pictures are from One Piece (Mangastream scanlation) Attached Thumbnails

12-04-2010, 10:57 PM	#12
katzki Zealot Posts: 103 Karma: 736 Join Date: Oct 2010 Device: sony prs 650	In Korea, to read manga, we usually convert those jpg files into an epub file. Someone made a decent program for it, called 'comic4portable'. Unfortunately, its UI is written in Korean. It helps make smaller the file size. Last edited by katzki; 12-04-2010 at 10:59 PM.

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Logseman Orisa Posts: 2,000 Karma: 1035571 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Ireland Device: Onyx Poke 5	It works fine in the PB360. I daresay a screen which is almost 4 times bigger should do better

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Sil_liS Wizard Posts: 4,896 Karma: 33602910 Join Date: Oct 2010 Device: PocketBook 903 & 360+	If you want epub, then just use this.