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Interesting, thanks. As far as I can tell, it's possible to convert PDFs to the Kindle's native format, any idea if this improves the situation? I've noticed t

Interesting, thanks. As far as I can tell, it's possible to convert PDFs to the Kindle's native format, any idea if this improves the situation? I've noticed the PDF delay on the iPad as well, although it's not sufficient to bother me. I'm reluctant to use the illuminated screen for extended periods of reading though, especially in the evening.

MichaelSalib 16y ago
Sorry, I have no idea.
kroger 16y ago
"Interesting, thanks. As far as I can tell, it's possible to convert PDFs to the Kindle's native format, any idea if this improves the situation?" Yes. I use mobipocket creator [1] to convert pdf files to the mobi format. It's free and works pretty well for documents with one column. For papers with multiple columns (like those from journals) I use papercrop [2] to slice the pdf in smaller parts so I can read in my (non-dx) kindle 2. [1] http://www.mobipocket.com/en/downloadsoft/productdetailscreator.asp http://www.mobipocket.com/en/downloadsoft/productdetailscrea... [2] http://code.google.com/p/papercrop/ http://code.google.com/p/papercrop/ edit: small fixes
- MichaelSalib 16y ago
  Papercrop looks really intersting...does it store text as text within the output PDF or does it just convert chunks of the page to an image?
  - kroger 16y ago
    It just convert the chunks to an image (the final format is a PDF as well). The result is a little bit hacky, but it works. If your goal is to catch up with your reading pile, so it may work for you. On the other hand, if you need/want to go over every single detail (tables, formulas, etc), it may not work so well. As usual, YMMV. [Actually, mobipocket creator seems to be not too bad at converting multi-column documents. The problems I had converting academic papers were tables and math, and not the fact they had more than one column]

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Interesting, thanks. As far as I can tell, it's possible to convert PDFs to the Kindle's native format, any idea if this improves the situation? I've noticed t

by pmjordan 16y ago

MichaelSalib 16y ago
Sorry, I have no idea.
kroger 16y ago
"Interesting, thanks. As far as I can tell, it's possible to convert PDFs to the Kindle's native format, any idea if this improves the situation?" Yes. I use mobipocket creator [1] to convert pdf files to the mobi format. It's free and works pretty well for documents with one column. For papers with multiple columns (like those from journals) I use papercrop [2] to slice the pdf in smaller parts so I can read in my (non-dx) kindle 2. [1] http://www.mobipocket.com/en/downloadsoft/productdetailscreator.asp http://www.mobipocket.com/en/downloadsoft/productdetailscrea... [2] http://code.google.com/p/papercrop/ http://code.google.com/p/papercrop/ edit: small fixes
- MichaelSalib 16y ago
  Papercrop looks really intersting...does it store text as text within the output PDF or does it just convert chunks of the page to an image?
  - kroger 16y ago
    It just convert the chunks to an image (the final format is a PDF as well). The result is a little bit hacky, but it works. If your goal is to catch up with your reading pile, so it may work for you. On the other hand, if you need/want to go over every single detail (tables, formulas, etc), it may not work so well. As usual, YMMV. [Actually, mobipocket creator seems to be not too bad at converting multi-column documents. The problems I had converting academic papers were tables and math, and not the fact they had more than one column]