Questions tagged [kindle-paperwhite]
A specific type of device manufactured and distributed by Amazon.
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What is the native pixel resolution of the viewable area on a Kindle Paperwhite 2 when displaying a .pdf file?
My goal is to produce files which, when displayed, are rendered 1:1, pixel-for-pixel, in order to ensure maximum text clarity. The values provided in the GUI version of the k2pdfopt program, seem to ...
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Safari Books Online on Kindle Paperwhite experimental Browser
This questions if for someone with a subscription in https://www.safaribooksonline.com and a Kindle Paperwhite, Does is it possible to read a book from safari books online on the browser of the Kindle ...
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Can I only transfer files to my Kindle Paperwhite using the cable that shipped with the device?
I read a lot of out of copyright (and sometimes out of print) books, which I download from Gutenberg.org and then transfer from my Mac to my Kindle, usually with the excellent Calibre app. I just ...
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Un tech savvy user needs help
My mother is 100 and has macular degeneration. Her eye doctor recommended the Kindle Paperwhite. She has never used a computer and I bought a Paperwhite and set it up for her. The backlighting and ...
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How can I read Hebrew .docx files with their original fonts on a Kindle Paperwhite?
I have Hebrew documents (.docx file format) on a PC which I want to read on my Kindle Paperwhite with their original fonts (2 fonts).
(i am not asking if Hebrew works - that's a separate discussion)
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Kindle - single gesture / action to go "back"
With touch screen E Ink Kindle devices, is there some way to trigger the back button / action without having to tap twice (i.e. once to trigger the top menu and then again to press the back button)? ...
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Can the sleep timeout be adjusted on Kindle devices?
The seemingly fixed screen timeout on all my Kindle devices has never been an issue for normal reading. If it goes off on me it is usually because I fell asleep myself, so one cannot blame a device ...
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Annotation of non-Amazon books on Kindle Paperwhite
What I know: Using e.g., Calibre, I can put E-Books which I bought in other stores than Amazon onto a Kindle Paperwhite (2013). Also, the Paperwhite supports PDF reading.
My Question is: Can I ...
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Is there a way to convert an cbz / epub / pdf comic to support Amazon's "panel reading"?
I got some CBZ/Epub comics from Humble Bundle, and I'm trying to replicate the functionality of comics bought directly from Amazon, where I can double tap a panel to display it full screen, and as I "...
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Collapse and Expand Table of Contents in Kindle PaperWhite
How to collapse and expand the Table of Contents from the "Go To" menu? Last night I accidentally discovered that the TOC can be expanded for quick jumping using the goto icon. I had hard time to find ...
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How to read .DOC with Kindle paperwhite
It's said that only a few types of files are supported on Kindle including .azw, .azw1, .txt, .mobi, and .prc. However some of my .DOC files are still shown on Kindle, while other .DOC files are not.
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Trouble hooking up Goodreads with sideloaded ebook on Kindle Paperwhite
So I'm using calibre to load ebooks onto my Kindle Paperwhite and everything seems to be working just fine except when I try to use any of the Goodreads options on that book ("View on Goodreads" or "...
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Converting PDFs results in fragmented sentences/paragraphs
I'm using Calibre to convert a PDF document to amazon paperwhite,
The issue I'm experiencing is that some of the sentences are split among multiple lines to the point where sometimes each word is on ...
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Cannot highlight text on my Kindle Paperwhite using a sample ebook
I have a sample ebook from Amazon on my Kindle Paperwhite but I cannot highlight its text due to the option being grayed out. Is there a way to fix this?
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Disable 3G wireless access on a Kindle Paperwhite
Is there a way to disable the 3G cellular access to preserve the battery while keeping the wifi access?
Airplane mode kills both the cellular and the wifi.
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Accessing Kindle Paperwhite With Shattered Screen
I brought a Kindle last autumn. So far I have only loaded a few books onto it. However my partner has shattered the screen. Is there any way I can pull the books off - two are particularly important - ...
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Kindle paperwhite ver.5.7.2.1 - how to bring back one-click book open?
I've recently upgraded (automatically) my PW2 to the specified software version and I just hate some of the new "features" of it. For example(the worst thing I found and could not fix yet), the book ...
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Converting a gmail email to kindle as readable document
I have a kindle paperwhite. I have html formatted email I'd like to read on my kindle.
I tried several steps, but every time I try, I end with a document with pictures in it. Like pdf. Output is not ...
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Finding a shortcut for my current read?
How do I find my current read easily when it's not on my library? I though there might be a quick shortcut. Thank you!
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Kindle paperwhite screensaver consuming power
I have just purchased the latest gen kindle paper-white (2016 300ppi) and received a case with a magnetic cover. Doing a little testing with the magnet in the corner, I can see that even when I turn ...
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converting hebrew books
I have a hebrew word file, which I want to read on my kindle. I tried converting it to epub/azw3, and all went well, except for the directions of the book. Hebrew is supposed to be read right to left, ...
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Hide a folder of ebooks on Kindle
So I have this folder in the documets folder of my Kindle Paperwhite which contains books that are inappropriate ebooks for small children(my cousins).
I don't want to delete them and kids mode won't ...
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What is the Paperwhite 3 Collections Cover Size?
What is the size of the collections "cover" on the Kindle Paperwhite 3? I'd like to resize the book covers so that everything is the same size.
It's OCD I know...
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Kindle Paperwhite Repair Code 2
One of my Kindle Paperwhite's recently came up with "Your Kindle needs repair" with a Repair Code 2.
Amazon instantly sent out a new device, no questions asked (bit odd). Which is great, but they ...
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Can my Kindle paper white read a flash drive
If I had a 30GB flash drive, can I load it with ebooks and then stick it to my kindle paper white? Will the kindle be able to read the books?
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How do I make the images larger for Paperwhite?
I use pictures in my books. I try to keep it as simple as possible. No tricky formatting. To give you an idea, here's what it looks like in MS Word:
All of them look pretty decent when you look at ...
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Book length indicator for Kindle Paperwhite firmware 5.7.2.1
My Kindle Paperwhite has been updated (automatically) to firmware 5.7.2.1
In the old firmware the length of the book was indicated by the number of dots below the book title. Bold dots indicated my ...
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Converting pdf with table of content to Kindle format
To convert the pdf using Calbre I use :
Click 'Add Books' and add pdfs to library
Save To Disk -> Save Only MOBI format to disk
-Once saved the folder location of converted file should open.
Send ...
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How to update Chinese fonts on a Kindle Paperwhite registered at US Amazon?
Recently Amazon rolled out an update to Kindle Paperwhite(Generation 1) which added functionalities like vocabulary review, which are nice. However, one big problem I'm having is that it somehow ...
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Pages do not always break in the same place, why?
I have been reading a Kindle book (Code Complete 2 on the Kindle Paperwhite 7) and sometimes the following happens:
When I turn the page, some of the content from the last page is repeated on the ...
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Turn of reading speed personalization on Kindle Paperwhite?
I know that I can reset personalized reading speed like this:
How can I reset the reading speed data on a Kindle?
But can I disable reading speed personalization? I want to be able to see how much is ...
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kindle paperwhite 2 check email over 3g
I am still unable to get an answer to this question: Can I check email and do other web-browsing activities with the kindle paperwhite 2 (of course with poor quality viewing experience) over 3g? I ...
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Do I need an Amazon account to use a Kindle?
I am looking to buy a Kindle Paperwhite (7th gen). Do I need an Amazon account for it to work? I just want to put books on it from my PC. I cannot create an Amazon Account because I have no credit ...
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How can I set my Kindle Paperwhite to ignore font color settings?
I bought an e-book from a 3rd party bookstore which looks really bad on my Kindle Paperwhite. I've investigated the book and it seems to me that the basic font color is defined to be grey instead of ...
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Share directly transferred books with Kid Account
I have a new Paperwhite Kindle that I have used Calibre to manage directly transferring my ebooks. I setup a Kid Account for one of my children. When selecting book for my child to read I can only ...
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Transfer books from Adobe Digital Edition to Calibre
I have a number of free ebooks and pdfs maintained under Adobe Digital Edition. I would like to move all of them to Calibre which I use to maintain my ebooks library on another PC. The Calibre tool is ...
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Should a shorter Kindle file have faster word look up?
Word look up takes a lot of my time (because I use Kindle to learn to read foreign languages). Various things seem to affect the speed of word look up though it is hard to be sure since so many ...
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Can you defragment a Kindle Paperwhite?
Different websites say different things about defragmenting Kindles, the ones I found are all several years old, and some say defragmenting is a poor idea compared to re-indexing.
How can you ...
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Can a Kindle Paperwhite show metadata?
Can a Kindle Paperwhite show you the metadata on an e-book? I do not mean to edit the metadata, but just to see it. Or does just seeing the metadata already require special software like Calibre?
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Is there a difference in rendering between Paperwhite and Voyage?
The question title pretty much sums it up. If I'm testing how my eBook looks across different devices, and I have a Paperwhite for testing, is there a significant difference between that and the ...
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sharing books on kindle is not allowed [closed]
The loaning of books option is not allowed on all amazon sites. It seems like it is allowed only on the US site. I could not fin this restriction on their loan books documentation. Why is their such a ...
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DIN A5 PDF on Kindle Paperwhite 2
What PDF paper sizes does Kindle Paperwhite 2 supports? I'm generating a ebook from sources, so I can specify a size. But when I use any paper size (like A5, or B7) different from default (portrait ...
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How to install new font to Kindle 5.6.5
I have bought an Kindle paperwhite with version 5.6.5 and I want to know how to install new fonts to my device. I have seen that previously it was possible to just copy paste the font with a file and ...
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Security risks when the Kindle(Paperwhite) is plugged into a PC
Are there any security risks to plug a Kindle Paperwhite in a PC (imagine infected with viruses PC)? I mean for both the software of the Kindle and the PC?
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Send periodicals via email
I have same RSS feeds, that I would like to read them via periodicals menu. I can create a .mobi file as need format for periodicals and send it to Kindle PW2 with usb cable or download it from a ...
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Collections Mangement of Kindle Paperwhite 3
I got my Kindle Paperwhite 3 yesterday and it's my first kindle.
I found the collections is very usefull(which is similary to tags I guess?). Since kindle is slow, I want to group my hundreds of ...
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What is the different compatible formats between Kindle Paperwhite and Kindle Fire?
More specifically, I would like to know why this eBook is not compatible with the Kindle Paperwhite.
It says that it is a print-replica with the additional features given by X-ray which is compatible ...
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How to set a cover image on a PDF on Kindle PW2? [duplicate]
How do I set a custom cover image on a PDF downloaded on Kindle PaperWhite 2?
PS1: I use Calibre to convert books and set covers, but it does not help with PDFs. The reason might be that PDF's are ...
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Transfer highlights in side-loaded book from Kindle to Android
I have a side-loaded book on my Kindle and make highlights in it while reading.
Is it possible to transfer the highlights to my Android so that they appear in the same places in the book when opened ...
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Which distributor do authors prefer I purchase from?
I own a Kindle Paperwhite, and until now I've unthinkingly bought all my ebooks from Amazon.
It recently occurred to me that since ebook distributors take on no risk when making a book available, it ...
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