Kindle Questions

[ithildin]

So I'm trying to put books on the Kindle we got mum for Xmas. She loves romances, so I thought I'd get her a Harlequin subscription, and bought a single book as a test. I read through a bunch of stuff and chose the Adobe PDF version since Kindle supports PDF files. Except after I bought it, I found another FAQ that says they can't be read on a Kindle. Is there some sort of conversion program? I know I've read that people put there fanfic on a Kindle, so I'm hoping :)

Comments

[dj-aida.livejournal.com]

I agree with what brightknightie - pdfs in most readers are displayed as is, especially if they're built from scanned images. If they're text, some readers will reflow them, but since I don't have a Kindle, I can't tell you if it does the same thing. Your best bet is to build them yourself, at the size appropriate for the Kindle's display. I have a Word template where the size of the doc is a little less than A5 sheet of paper, margins at 0.1 inches all around, and font is at 12pt.

MobileRead (http://www.mobileread.com/) also has a large selection (http://www.mobileread.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=132) of out-of-copyright books in various formats, nicely formatted. It also has a large community of users who are willing to help and explain things step by step. They have a lively Kindle forum (http://www.mobileread.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=140).

[ithildyn.livejournal.com]

Thank you.