Kindle PDF reader - Page 2

GlassX · 12-29-2010, 05:56 PM

I'm in the same situation with many journal articles. Having a second chance and using this thing as a stand-alone pdf reader would be very nice for me. I don't have any other major problems with my Kindle.

baccilus · 12-31-2010, 06:18 AM

Can I read the books I have bought off Amazon with Doukon? And can Doukon mess up my Kindle in any way?

GlassX · 01-01-2011, 06:49 AM

1. Yes, although I prefer original Kindle for reading them (I like the fonts better)
2. Up until now I haven't seen any problems, although I have it only for a couple of days.

baccilus · 01-01-2011, 01:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GlassX

1. Yes, although I prefer original Kindle for reading them (I like the fonts better)
2. Up until now I haven't seen any problems, although I have it only for a couple of days.

I just installed Doukan but sadly I can't even see the books I have bought off Amazon on it. I only see the free Non-DRM ones. I think I still prefer the Original Kindle Software.

sbilek · 01-15-2011, 06:20 PM

i installed duokan with great expectations. it's pdf support (smart layout) was super but it can't read turkish chars in smart layout. so i uninstalled. i hope it will be fixed. if anyone has an idea please tell me?

mdovell · 01-15-2011, 07:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by biodu

Hello BranMakMorn,
no - Duokan leaves everything as is. You can read the Kindle documents (stored in folder "documents") from Duokan. Just activate on the Duokan menu "Read Kindle content" (-> set it to YES).
Furthermore Duokan reads subdirectories (Kindle collections wont be seen). So I recommend to organise your journals in subdirectories within folder "documents" to have a order in Duokan.

Greetings

Um..where exactly IS this because this could save me quite a bit of storage space rather than have duplicate pdf's.

is it under the Other that lists "support old system" ?

baccilus · 01-16-2011, 12:11 AM

@mdovell: In the current Doukan, it comes as "Show Kindle List".

Mark Rehorst · 01-16-2011, 03:51 PM

I tried Duokan for it's supposedly great pdf rendering but found that files such as "The Call of Cthulu" graphic novel with multiple grey shades, which renders fine in the Kindle pdf viewer, looks almost completely black in Duokan. I tried adjusting the grey scale settings in Duokan but could see no discernible difference. Maybe in a future release....

Otherwise pdfs in Duokan were fine, but I didn't find any huge improvements over the DXG's handling of pdfs. Duokan allows use of TOC in pdfs that have one, and epub and chm support are nice to have so I'll keep Duokan.

I think the large screen on the DXG makes a lot of the Kindle pdf problems go away. Most pages are readable just fine without any zoom and simply rotating the device sideways provides adequate magnification to read small text in diagrams without resorting to selecting zoom from menus.

SkyDream · 01-16-2011, 04:43 PM

I think Duokan PDF support isn't that better than Amazon's.
But Duokan can handle epub, chm and other formats.

sbilek · 01-16-2011, 06:47 PM

can k3 pdf reader support pdf reflow(which can respect ç,ı,ğ,ü,ş,ö chars) sooner?

baccilus · 01-21-2011, 11:33 AM

Doukan handles Journal articles, especially the two column ones much better than Kindle. For any other kinds of PDF's, it is not much better than Kindle software.

Mark Rehorst · 01-23-2011, 12:27 AM

Oops. I missed one of the menus- the gray scale is adjustable so the file I mentioned is easy to read using Duokan.

Duokan's handling of 2 column pdfs is great!

pboss · 01-23-2011, 05:06 AM

I downgraded from 31/12 to 25/12 release. For some reason they added a progress bar to pdf documents and I can't find a shortcut to go into a full screen mode. Anyone?

amoroso · 01-23-2011, 05:43 AM

If PDF documents are not too complex, you may also try converting them to Kindle format by sending the files to yourkindle@free.kindle.com It looks like it does a decent job, better than Calibre, even with two-colum documents.

max99 · 01-23-2011, 09:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by baccilus

Doukan handles Journal articles, especially the two column ones much better than Kindle. For any other kinds of PDF's, it is not much better than Kindle software.

try opening a 30-40M pdf in kindle and on duokan...then tell me there's no difference. my kindle-dxg takes up to 5 seconds to page turn on large files like that while duokan takes no more than a second.

the zoom support and greyscale adjustment are also much better, just a pity it doesn't support standard ebooks better and i'd be happy switching over completely.

01-16-2011, 03:51 PM	#23
Mark Rehorst was engr, now dentist Posts: 143 Karma: 18558 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Riverside, Ca Device: Kindle DXG	Duokan and DXG I tried Duokan for it's supposedly great pdf rendering but found that files such as "The Call of Cthulu" graphic novel with multiple grey shades, which renders fine in the Kindle pdf viewer, looks almost completely black in Duokan. I tried adjusting the grey scale settings in Duokan but could see no discernible difference. Maybe in a future release.... Otherwise pdfs in Duokan were fine, but I didn't find any huge improvements over the DXG's handling of pdfs. Duokan allows use of TOC in pdfs that have one, and epub and chm support are nice to have so I'll keep Duokan. I think the large screen on the DXG makes a lot of the Kindle pdf problems go away. Most pages are readable just fine without any zoom and simply rotating the device sideways provides adequate magnification to read small text in diagrams without resorting to selecting zoom from menus.

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12-29-2010, 05:56 PM	#16
GlassX Connoisseur Posts: 79 Karma: 24830 Join Date: Aug 2010 Device: Kindle 3, K4NT	I'm in the same situation with many journal articles. Having a second chance and using this thing as a stand-alone pdf reader would be very nice for me. I don't have any other major problems with my Kindle.

12-31-2010, 06:18 AM	#17
baccilus Enthusiast Posts: 47 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Chandigarh, India Device: Kindle 3 WiFi	Can I read the books I have bought off Amazon with Doukon? And can Doukon mess up my Kindle in any way?

01-01-2011, 06:49 AM	#18
GlassX Connoisseur Posts: 79 Karma: 24830 Join Date: Aug 2010 Device: Kindle 3, K4NT	1. Yes, although I prefer original Kindle for reading them (I like the fonts better) 2. Up until now I haven't seen any problems, although I have it only for a couple of days.

01-15-2011, 06:20 PM	#20
sbilek Member Posts: 16 Karma: 92 Join Date: Nov 2010 Device: kindle 3 wifi	i installed duokan with great expectations. it's pdf support (smart layout) was super but it can't read turkish chars in smart layout. so i uninstalled. i hope it will be fixed. if anyone has an idea please tell me?

01-16-2011, 12:11 AM	#22
baccilus Enthusiast Posts: 47 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Chandigarh, India Device: Kindle 3 WiFi	@mdovell: In the current Doukan, it comes as "Show Kindle List".

01-16-2011, 04:43 PM	#24
SkyDream Wizard Posts: 1,377 Karma: 9400 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Europe Device: PRS-650, iPod touch 4G, iPad 3	I think Duokan PDF support isn't that better than Amazon's. But Duokan can handle epub, chm and other formats.

01-16-2011, 06:47 PM	#25
sbilek Member Posts: 16 Karma: 92 Join Date: Nov 2010 Device: kindle 3 wifi	can k3 pdf reader support pdf reflow(which can respect ç,ı,ğ,ü,ş,ö chars) sooner?

01-21-2011, 11:33 AM	#26
baccilus Enthusiast Posts: 47 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Chandigarh, India Device: Kindle 3 WiFi	Doukan handles Journal articles, especially the two column ones much better than Kindle. For any other kinds of PDF's, it is not much better than Kindle software.

01-23-2011, 12:27 AM	#27
Mark Rehorst was engr, now dentist Posts: 143 Karma: 18558 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Riverside, Ca Device: Kindle DXG	Oops. I missed one of the menus- the gray scale is adjustable so the file I mentioned is easy to read using Duokan. Duokan's handling of 2 column pdfs is great!

01-23-2011, 05:06 AM	#28
pboss Evangelist Posts: 408 Karma: 646 Join Date: Mar 2009 Device: none	I downgraded from 31/12 to 25/12 release. For some reason they added a progress bar to pdf documents and I can't find a shortcut to go into a full screen mode. Anyone?

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01-23-2011, 05:43 AM	#29
amoroso Groupie Posts: 185 Karma: 1004070 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Italy Device: Kindle for Android, Google Play Books	If PDF documents are not too complex, you may also try converting them to Kindle format by sending the files to yourkindle@free.kindle.com It looks like it does a decent job, better than Calibre, even with two-colum documents.