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I always assumed PDFs worked fine on Kindles. When browsing PDFs on these other platforms, do the resize options not appear:
Also as my rules are free, is there way to convert them without uploading to a vendor site?Kindles (and most ereaders) will read PDFs, but they’re not very good. Here’s a photo of your KR16 rules on my Kindle:
Bear in mind that my Kindle has a 6″ screen (corner to corner) – the image may be bigger. It’s readable on my Kindle, but the text is quite small, because an A4 page has been shrunk down to the size of the Kindle screen. When you resize, it shows a part of the page, and you have to scroll around to read the whole thing – it’s a real pain. Also, some features (bookmarks and notes, for instance) don’t work. I believe it’s similar on other ereaders.
With a mobi file (or ePub on other ereaders), the text simply adjusts to fit, and if you resize the font, it’ll adjust to fit again. This image should show what I mean, it’s two screenshots from my Kindle. It’s the same mobi file, but with two different font sizes:
Yes, you can convert your rules without uploading them to a vendor site. How well the conversion works will depend on a variety of factors. Don’t convert from the PDF, as it will almost certainly end up looking like a dog’s dinner if you do. Use the Word file or whatever format you wrote the rules in. If you have a HTML version (eg if you have an online version of the rules), that would be an excellent format to convert from, since ePub & mobi files are actually collections of HTML files.
Calibre will convert from virtually any format to ePub and mobi. There are also online converters, almost all of which use Calibre to do the actual conversion. There are also people on sites like Fiverr that you can pay to do it for you.
If you have any problems, I’m happy to advise.
It’s on our list of things to do and has been for a few years, actually.
We’ll be exploring ePub format in some upcoming releases.That’s good to hear. Kindles won’t read ePubs, but Calibre will convert them for me
If you need help, I’m happy to advise.
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