Help: Best way to read Chinese file on Kindle

pengrus · 03-01-2009, 01:28 AM

Hope I am not cross posting. Could any Kindle gurus share how to prepare Chinese file to read on Kindle 2?

Many thanks!

alexxx · 08-03-2010, 04:28 AM

been a long time since you posted the question,
but facing the same problem today I searched a little bit for it.

It doesnt seem to me that chinese is supported (natively).

You could install the hack described here (https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=43998) but I preferred not to (a bit complicated when Amazon tries to upgrade the firmware after you installed it, so it seems).

I heard the <new> kindle should support it.

Last, I just verified that the best way - for me - is to output your chinese text to PDF: in a DX it looks perfect, dont know on smaller screens.

alessandro

eLiNK · 08-03-2010, 04:37 AM

you could also try the alternative duokan's firmware
-> http://www.duokan.com/viewthread.php...ge%3D1&page=30

eLiNK · 08-03-2010, 05:03 AM

btw, those speaking Chinese, could you clarify if the English interface for the duokan's firmware is in the works?

rockjian · 08-03-2010, 11:38 AM

From my experience, the easiest way is to convert the file into PDF format.

tomsem · 08-03-2010, 05:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rockjian

From my experience, the easiest way is to convert the file into PDF format.

Right, and for more wysiwyg workflow, define a Kindle-sized page before generating the PDF. Don't worry about margins, Kindle will trim them off if they are there.

The new Kindle should allow reflow and resizing of the text, but we'll have to see how well that works. Obviously search, dictionary, annotation are still Latin-locked features.

Sylver · 08-03-2010, 11:01 PM

I read somewhere that the new kindle with pearl screen actually supports Chinese (both simplified and traditional) natively now.

tomsem · 08-04-2010, 12:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sylver

I read somewhere that the new kindle with pearl screen actually supports Chinese (both simplified and traditional) natively now.

"now", as in when the next Kindle ships. We'll see what, if anything, gets back ported to K2/DX

fm3221 · 08-26-2010, 11:44 PM

it doesn't seem to work on the Kindle 3 either. Some of the characters are being replaced by squares. Hope I can find a workaround w/o hacking soon.

mopaston · 08-27-2010, 10:09 AM

Easy way: convert to PDF
Complex way: install unicode hack and convert to PRC or MOBI

ppw · 08-28-2010, 03:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mopaston

Easy way: convert to PDF

My converted pdf only display the first 14-15 pages somehow. The rest of the pages are blank. Not sure why.

ppw · 08-28-2010, 03:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fm3221

it doesn't seem to work on the Kindle 3 either. Some of the characters are being replaced by squares. Hope I can find a workaround w/o hacking soon.

Same "squares" here. Let me know if you find a way without hacking. I tried Pdf, PRC, TXT, Mobi. None is working.

newbie5 · 05-20-2011, 07:49 PM

My converted pdf only display the first 14-15 pages somehow. The rest of the pages are blank. Not sure why.

================

to ppw: I ran into the same problem, have you found a solution? thank you

porkbarrel · 09-29-2011, 03:23 AM

I have a text-based PDF article in Chinese that I tried to view on Kindle DX. Most of the text displays but some parts just show up as blank. The blanked out parts seem to be due their formatting: they are paragraphs with fatter margins than the rest of the text.

charmian · 09-29-2011, 03:37 AM

One way you can work around this is by converting to an image based PDF formatted for the screen size of the Kindle. Japanese users made a program which does this in for Japanese texts, allowing them to format text vertically.

03-01-2009, 01:28 AM	#1
pengrus Enthusiast Posts: 30 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2009 Device: kindle	Help: Best way to read Chinese file on Kindle Hope I am not cross posting. Could any Kindle gurus share how to prepare Chinese file to read on Kindle 2? Many thanks!

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08-03-2010, 04:28 AM	#2
alexxx Connoisseur Posts: 68 Karma: 479602 Join Date: Aug 2006 Device: Kindle DX	been a long time since you posted the question, but facing the same problem today I searched a little bit for it. It doesnt seem to me that chinese is supported (natively). You could install the hack described here (https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=43998) but I preferred not to (a bit complicated when Amazon tries to upgrade the firmware after you installed it, so it seems). I heard the <new> kindle should support it. Last, I just verified that the best way - for me - is to output your chinese text to PDF: in a DX it looks perfect, dont know on smaller screens. alessandro

08-03-2010, 04:37 AM	#3
eLiNK Addict Posts: 344 Karma: 6494 Join Date: Jan 2008 Device: PRS-505, KDXG	you could also try the alternative duokan's firmware -> http://www.duokan.com/viewthread.php...ge%3D1&page=30

08-03-2010, 05:03 AM	#4
eLiNK Addict Posts: 344 Karma: 6494 Join Date: Jan 2008 Device: PRS-505, KDXG	btw, those speaking Chinese, could you clarify if the English interface for the duokan's firmware is in the works?

08-03-2010, 11:38 AM	#5
rockjian Junior Member Posts: 9 Karma: 44 Join Date: Jul 2008 Device: Sony Ebook Reader	From my experience, the easiest way is to convert the file into PDF format.

08-03-2010, 11:01 PM	#7
Sylver Addict Posts: 234 Karma: 40 Join Date: Apr 2010 Device: The Nook, iPad	I read somewhere that the new kindle with pearl screen actually supports Chinese (both simplified and traditional) natively now.

08-26-2010, 11:44 PM	#9
fm3221 Junior Member Posts: 1 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2010 Device: kindle, ipad	it doesn't seem to work on the Kindle 3 either. Some of the characters are being replaced by squares. Hope I can find a workaround w/o hacking soon.

08-27-2010, 10:09 AM	#10
mopaston Junior Member Posts: 6 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2010 Device: Kindle 2I	Easy way: convert to PDF Complex way: install unicode hack and convert to PRC or MOBI

05-20-2011, 07:49 PM	#13
newbie5 Junior Member Posts: 7 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2011 Device: none	My converted pdf only display the first 14-15 pages somehow. The rest of the pages are blank. Not sure why. ================ to ppw: I ran into the same problem, have you found a solution? thank you

09-29-2011, 03:23 AM	#14
porkbarrel Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2011 Device: Kindle DX	I have a text-based PDF article in Chinese that I tried to view on Kindle DX. Most of the text displays but some parts just show up as blank. The blanked out parts seem to be due their formatting: they are paragraphs with fatter margins than the rest of the text.

09-29-2011, 03:37 AM	#15
charmian Addict Posts: 386 Karma: 1814548 Join Date: Feb 2009 Device: Kindle 3, Kindle PW2	One way you can work around this is by converting to an image based PDF formatted for the screen size of the Kindle. Japanese users made a program which does this in for Japanese texts, allowing them to format text vertically.

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