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k2pdfopt works ok for me. (bash function) tokindle () { ~/Software/k2pdfopt $* -dev kpw -mode fw -wrap -hy -ws 0.375 -ls- }

by jasim 10y ago

nattaylor 10y ago
There's also koreader, which just uses k2pdfopt on the fly.
- jasim 10y ago
  koreader looks fabulous! Last time I checked, the Paperwhite could not be jailbroken. But it no longer seems true. Thanks for the link.
  - nattaylor 10y ago
    My Paperwhite was collecting dust until my recent discovery of KOReader. I'm now toying with my own instance of https://github.com/koreader/koreader-sync-server https://github.com/koreader/koreader-sync-server since KOReader also runs on my Android devices. I'm not 100% sure how(/if) I plan to sync PDFs, versus just downloading from source on each device. I intend to play with OPDS as well.
  - redwards510 10y ago
    Yes! All versions can now be easily jailbroken. The main features (to me) are installing KOReader to view epubs and pdf files, and hacking the screen saver display. The process only takes about an hour, mostly because you are reading, doublechecking, and downloading the right files. This guide[0] is a very good overview. I find mobileread's site to be too wordy and difficult to follow. [0] http://lifehacker.com/how-to-jailbreak-your-kindle-1783864074 http://lifehacker.com/how-to-jailbreak-your-kindle-178386407...
    - voltagex_ 10y ago
      Which version would you buy if you were buying a Kindle today? I only owned the one before the DX... managed to crack the screen in an unfortunate elbow-related incident.
      - jasim 10y ago
        Paperwhite has been really good to me. Both Oasis and Voyage look great as well - they have higher resolution than the Paperwhite. And they have real buttons to move between pages, so if I were buying a Kindle today I'd buy one of them depending on my budget (Oasis is more expensive, but slimmer).
        dustinblake 10y ago
        Current (and previous) generation Paperwhites have the same resolution as the Voyage and Oasis. I have a Paperwhite and the screen is fantastic. I'd love hardware buttons for page turning, though. While the Oasis is expensive, if you add a nice cover to the Voyage you're close in pricing. Either go solidly midline with the Paperwhite or go all out with the Oasis, depending on your budget.
rsfern 10y ago
Thanks! just tried this out, and it seems to work pretty well. I'm having some trouble using the margin option -m to strip the vertical sidebar text from an arXiv paper, would you happen to have a solution to that problem that doesn't involve a lot of manual intervention? Using '-m 0.5in' handles the vertical text, but then the body text isn't coming out quite right...
- jasim 10y ago
  Sorry, not at the moment. I figured out those parameters after tweaking things a bit. You might want to start the conversion with just the name of the file, and use the interactive prompt to try out various parameters.

k2pdfopt works ok for me. (bash function) tokindle () { ~/Software/k2pdfopt $* -dev kpw -mode fw -wrap -hy -ws 0.375 -ls- }

by jasim 10y ago

k2pdfopt works ok for me. (bash function) tokindle () { ~/Software/k2pdfopt $* -dev kpw -mode fw -wrap -hy -ws 0.375 -ls- }

nattaylor 10y ago

There's also koreader, which just uses k2pdfopt on the fly.

jasim 10y ago
koreader looks fabulous! Last time I checked, the Paperwhite could not be jailbroken. But it no longer seems true. Thanks for the link.
- nattaylor 10y ago
  My Paperwhite was collecting dust until my recent discovery of KOReader. I'm now toying with my own instance of https://github.com/koreader/koreader-sync-server https://github.com/koreader/koreader-sync-server since KOReader also runs on my Android devices. I'm not 100% sure how(/if) I plan to sync PDFs, versus just downloading from source on each device. I intend to play with OPDS as well.
- redwards510 10y ago
  Yes! All versions can now be easily jailbroken. The main features (to me) are installing KOReader to view epubs and pdf files, and hacking the screen saver display. The process only takes about an hour, mostly because you are reading, doublechecking, and downloading the right files. This guide[0] is a very good overview. I find mobileread's site to be too wordy and difficult to follow. [0] http://lifehacker.com/how-to-jailbreak-your-kindle-1783864074 http://lifehacker.com/how-to-jailbreak-your-kindle-178386407...
  - voltagex_ 10y ago
    Which version would you buy if you were buying a Kindle today? I only owned the one before the DX... managed to crack the screen in an unfortunate elbow-related incident.
    - jasim 10y ago
      Paperwhite has been really good to me. Both Oasis and Voyage look great as well - they have higher resolution than the Paperwhite. And they have real buttons to move between pages, so if I were buying a Kindle today I'd buy one of them depending on my budget (Oasis is more expensive, but slimmer).
      - dustinblake 10y ago
        Current (and previous) generation Paperwhites have the same resolution as the Voyage and Oasis. I have a Paperwhite and the screen is fantastic. I'd love hardware buttons for page turning, though. While the Oasis is expensive, if you add a nice cover to the Voyage you're close in pricing. Either go solidly midline with the Paperwhite or go all out with the Oasis, depending on your budget.

rsfern 10y ago

Thanks! just tried this out, and it seems to work pretty well. I'm having some trouble using the margin option -m to strip the vertical sidebar text from an arXiv paper, would you happen to have a solution to that problem that doesn't involve a lot of manual intervention? Using '-m 0.5in' handles the vertical text, but then the body text isn't coming out quite right...

jasim 10y ago
Sorry, not at the moment. I figured out those parameters after tweaking things a bit. You might want to start the conversion with just the name of the file, and use the interactive prompt to try out various parameters.