How do you Read a Comic on .....

Barbara1955 · 01-13-2020, 11:47 PM

PW4? Its Downloaded. But print too small. When I Double Tap all it want to do is turn the page & Popup the header/footer. ugh

hobnail · 01-13-2020, 11:58 PM

I don't read comic books.

Barbara1955 · 01-13-2020, 11:59 PM

Shocking! Why you think that would be helpful?

ilovejedd · 01-14-2020, 12:45 AM

Are the comics purchased from Amazon and do they support panel by panel display? Short of pre-processing with KCC, I think that's the only way you can get it half-way readable.

Most I could tolerate on my Kindle is Japanese manga which usually have simpler art and bigger fonts. Gave up American-sized comics on e-ink as a lost cause. I just use tablets for comics.

TheSmitty · 01-14-2020, 11:38 AM

although I typically read my comics with the kindle app on a iPad, I have tried it on my oasis and the feature to touch a a cell and it zooms in to that then next pages from cell to cell is functional on my Oasis.

stumped · 01-14-2020, 11:43 AM

I think you must buy or borrow the comics from Amazon store, then guided view aka one pane at a time works. I tried some from kindle unlimited one time and they are ok,. But definitely better in colour on a fire tablet or in a kindle for Android app

Tony1988 · 01-14-2020, 11:49 AM

Personally I would not read comics on a black and white e-reader. I still think that a tablet is best for that right now. I'm not sure if there is a real good work around on the PW4....

jhowell · 01-14-2020, 12:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by stumped

I think you must buy or borrow the comics from Amazon store, then guided view aka one pane at a time works.

The feature of stepping through panels relies on the publisher having marked them in the book. Sideloaded books can support this feature if they have the correct encoding.

Quote:

Originally Posted by stumped

I tried some from kindle unlimited one time and they are ok,. But definitely better in colour on a fire tablet or in a kindle for Android app

Another advantage of using the Android or iOS Kindle app is that the panels transitions are animated, giving a better sense of their position on the overall page.

stumped · 01-14-2020, 01:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jhowell

The feature of stepping through panels relies on the publisher having marked them in the book. Sideloaded books can support this feature if they have the correct encoding.

Yes, there is no simple obvious way to add that feature yourself, if the comic does not have it already

Guided view is what Amazon call it, there may be other names for it

stumped · 01-14-2020, 01:24 PM

Amazon have a couple of free comics with guided view that you can " buy" to see how they look on pw
E.g.
https://smile.amazon.co.uk/DC-Essent.../dp/B076DTRTZ1

jhowell · 01-14-2020, 01:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by stumped

Yes, there is no simple obvious way to add that feature yourself, if the comic does not have it already

Not simple or obvious, but Amazon does provide tools for marking the location of panels within comics for guided view. There is the older Kindle Comic Creator and the newer Kindle Create. The is also the easier to use third party Kindle Comic Converter tool.

Barbara1955 · 01-14-2020, 03:17 PM

I all Ready have the book Yes I got it from Amazon Thought PW 4 WAS made for this

stumped · 01-14-2020, 03:22 PM

Maybe you picked a book that does not have the guided view feature?

You could post the title , or you could look for a free one that does have guided view , as a device test

Also, you have a fire tablet also?. How does that book behave on your tablet

Barbara1955 · 01-14-2020, 03:24 PM

Dosent matter how it is on the Fires. I want to know How to work it on the PW4 since they were Made to do this!
Troublemaker by Janet Evonavich

stumped · 01-14-2020, 03:36 PM

Well the Amazon description for that graphic novel does not mention guided view., And neither do the reviews that o looked at( but I used the UK site, I expect the USA site has many more reviews)
I don't know if it's significant that they call it a graphic novel and don't call it a comic?

The reason I asked if guided view works on your tablet for that book was obvious ,I thought,

if there's no panel view for that bookon the tablet either then it's a book issue, not a device issue. But if it works on fire yet not on pw4 then that suggests there is an issue with pwr for comics, and the next question becomes is it only pw4 or is it all pw versions that cannot do guided view...
I don't have a pw4 myself so you may need an actual pw4 owner and comic lover to step up...

01-13-2020, 11:47 PM	#1
Barbara1955 Non-Techy Posts: 4,454 Karma: 15499273 Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: WV---USA Device: Samsung Cell Phone & Amazon Fires & Kobo eReaders	How do you Read a Comic on ..... PW4? Its Downloaded. But print too small. When I Double Tap all it want to do is turn the page & Popup the header/footer. ugh

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Barbara1955 Non-Techy Posts: 4,454 Karma: 15499273 Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: WV---USA Device: Samsung Cell Phone & Amazon Fires & Kobo eReaders	Shocking! Why you think that would be helpful?

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ilovejedd hopeless n00b Posts: 5,111 Karma: 19597086 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: in the middle of nowhere Device: PW4, PW3, Libra H2O, iPad 10.5, iPad 11, iPad 12.9	Are the comics purchased from Amazon and do they support panel by panel display? Short of pre-processing with KCC, I think that's the only way you can get it half-way readable. Most I could tolerate on my Kindle is Japanese manga which usually have simpler art and bigger fonts. Gave up American-sized comics on e-ink as a lost cause. I just use tablets for comics.

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TheSmitty Addict Posts: 222 Karma: 1181422 Join Date: Dec 2017 Location: DFW, TX area Device: Paperwhite SE, Libra 2, Oasis 3, Boox Note Air 3C, iPad Pro 11	although I typically read my comics with the kindle app on a iPad, I have tried it on my oasis and the feature to touch a a cell and it zooms in to that then next pages from cell to cell is functional on my Oasis.

01-14-2020, 11:43 AM	#6
stumped Wizard Posts: 3,305 Karma: 10259306 Join Date: May 2016 Device: kobo forma, Kobo Libra, Huawei media Tab, fire HD10, PW3 HDX8.9,	I think you must buy or borrow the comics from Amazon store, then guided view aka one pane at a time works. I tried some from kindle unlimited one time and they are ok,. But definitely better in colour on a fire tablet or in a kindle for Android app

01-14-2020, 11:49 AM	#7
Tony1988 Guru Posts: 711 Karma: 4033862 Join Date: Jun 2011 Device: sony prs-350	Personally I would not read comics on a black and white e-reader. I still think that a tablet is best for that right now. I'm not sure if there is a real good work around on the PW4....

01-14-2020, 01:24 PM	#10
stumped Wizard Posts: 3,305 Karma: 10259306 Join Date: May 2016 Device: kobo forma, Kobo Libra, Huawei media Tab, fire HD10, PW3 HDX8.9,	Amazon have a couple of free comics with guided view that you can " buy" to see how they look on pw E.g. https://smile.amazon.co.uk/DC-Essent.../dp/B076DTRTZ1

01-14-2020, 03:17 PM	#12
Barbara1955 Non-Techy Posts: 4,454 Karma: 15499273 Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: WV---USA Device: Samsung Cell Phone & Amazon Fires & Kobo eReaders	I all Ready have the book Yes I got it from Amazon Thought PW 4 WAS made for this

01-14-2020, 03:22 PM	#13
stumped Wizard Posts: 3,305 Karma: 10259306 Join Date: May 2016 Device: kobo forma, Kobo Libra, Huawei media Tab, fire HD10, PW3 HDX8.9,	Maybe you picked a book that does not have the guided view feature? You could post the title , or you could look for a free one that does have guided view , as a device test Also, you have a fire tablet also?. How does that book behave on your tablet

01-14-2020, 03:24 PM	#14
Barbara1955 Non-Techy Posts: 4,454 Karma: 15499273 Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: WV---USA Device: Samsung Cell Phone & Amazon Fires & Kobo eReaders	Dosent matter how it is on the Fires. I want to know How to work it on the PW4 since they were Made to do this! Troublemaker by Janet Evonavich

01-14-2020, 03:36 PM	#15
stumped Wizard Posts: 3,305 Karma: 10259306 Join Date: May 2016 Device: kobo forma, Kobo Libra, Huawei media Tab, fire HD10, PW3 HDX8.9,	Well the Amazon description for that graphic novel does not mention guided view., And neither do the reviews that o looked at( but I used the UK site, I expect the USA site has many more reviews) I don't know if it's significant that they call it a graphic novel and don't call it a comic? The reason I asked if guided view works on your tablet for that book was obvious ,I thought, if there's no panel view for that bookon the tablet either then it's a book issue, not a device issue. But if it works on fire yet not on pw4 then that suggests there is an issue with pwr for comics, and the next question becomes is it only pw4 or is it all pw versions that cannot do guided view... I don't have a pw4 myself so you may need an actual pw4 owner and comic lover to step up...