Best eBook format for PRS-505? - Page 2

ProDigit · 01-02-2009, 01:52 PM

As a person who formats ebooks myself on BD,I can say on Sony LRF files, the margins can be set manually anywhere from 0 to .what.. 55pt?

It becomes obvious that books with a too small margin are less pleasant to read.
Also books with a larger margin (like Sony Store LRF books),read more pleasant, but take more pageswaps,and hold only very little data (text) per page.

Generally people set a margin ranging from 10 to 25pt, which is about the same margin as 4 to 7 letters: (on average the size of the margin):
|10|
|15pt|
|20 pt|

Not that large...

Sony store uses something like 25- 35pt? (anyone knows?)

HarryT · 01-03-2009, 04:25 AM

I generally set a margin of 10 pixels all around on the Sony books that I create.

Valloric · 01-03-2009, 08:16 AM

I put 10px left and right, and 0px for top and bottom. For whatever reason, putting 10px all around makes the top and bottom margins twice as big as those on the sides.

ProDigit · 01-03-2009, 10:15 AM

I use 25 left and right, and 18 on the top.

Valloric,the reason the margins on the top or bottom are larger has to do with your setting of "make header/footer".

I disabled header (book title), but enabled footer(chapter name).
that's why the top gets 18 for me,and the bottom '0' to even out.

Valloric · 01-03-2009, 10:37 AM

I don't use headers or footers.

astra · 01-03-2009, 11:18 AM

I use footers, so I have all 10 except bottom, which is 0.

ProDigit · 01-03-2009, 11:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Valloric

I don't use headers or footers.

makes me wonder if the header and footer intending has any use at all for less than say 10 to 15pt or so....

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01-02-2009, 01:52 PM	#16
ProDigit Karmaniac Posts: 2,553 Karma: 11499146 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Miami FL Device: PRS-505, Jetbook, + Mini, +Color, Astak Ez Reader Pro, PPW1, Aura H2O	As a person who formats ebooks myself on BD,I can say on Sony LRF files, the margins can be set manually anywhere from 0 to .what.. 55pt? It becomes obvious that books with a too small margin are less pleasant to read. Also books with a larger margin (like Sony Store LRF books),read more pleasant, but take more pageswaps,and hold only very little data (text) per page. Generally people set a margin ranging from 10 to 25pt, which is about the same margin as 4 to 7 letters: (on average the size of the margin): \|10\| \|15pt\| \|20 pt\| Not that large... Sony store uses something like 25- 35pt? (anyone knows?)

01-03-2009, 04:25 AM	#17
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,549 Karma: 93383099 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	I generally set a margin of 10 pixels all around on the Sony books that I create.

01-03-2009, 08:16 AM	#18
Valloric Created Sigil, FlightCrew Posts: 1,982 Karma: 350515 Join Date: Feb 2008 Device: Kobo Clara HD	I put 10px left and right, and 0px for top and bottom. For whatever reason, putting 10px all around makes the top and bottom margins twice as big as those on the sides.

01-03-2009, 10:15 AM	#19
ProDigit Karmaniac Posts: 2,553 Karma: 11499146 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Miami FL Device: PRS-505, Jetbook, + Mini, +Color, Astak Ez Reader Pro, PPW1, Aura H2O	I use 25 left and right, and 18 on the top. Valloric,the reason the margins on the top or bottom are larger has to do with your setting of "make header/footer". I disabled header (book title), but enabled footer(chapter name). that's why the top gets 18 for me,and the bottom '0' to even out.

01-03-2009, 10:37 AM	#20
Valloric Created Sigil, FlightCrew Posts: 1,982 Karma: 350515 Join Date: Feb 2008 Device: Kobo Clara HD	I don't use headers or footers.

01-03-2009, 11:18 AM	#21
astra The Introvert Posts: 8,307 Karma: 1000077497 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: United Kingdom Device: Sony Reader PRS-650 & 505 & 500	I use footers, so I have all 10 except bottom, which is 0.

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