Terrible PDF

Mercenary · 05-06-2021, 08:03 AM

Hello all!

I am new to reading on a device. My Kindle uses .epub files but I have recently got some books in pdf format and although I can open them, they look terrible. Is there something I can do to fix the situation? Is there a way to make it more readable or to change the format of my files from PDF to epub? Would that help clarity?

tomsem · 05-11-2021, 02:48 PM

Some questions:
- which Fire tablet do you have? (Settings, Device Options, About Fire Tablet) (note that Amazon has not called these ‘Kindle Fire’ devices for some years now)
- Fire (Kindle app) does NOT read ePub files unless you install an app that reads these - so it is unclear how you are doing this.
- How are you getting PDF files onto your Fire? (USB cable, opening from web page or cloud, etc.).
- How are you attempting to read the PDF? Kindle app will read them natively, I think there is or was also a document viewer but I have not used it for quite awhile.

Amazon AppStore has a number of free PDF apps but as I have no requirement to read PDF on my Fire tablet, I have no recommendations about which is best. I use my Fire to read Kindle books, and that is about it.

You can convert PDFs using a variety of tools but the result is not always very satisfactory, or at least, I have never achieved more than an ‘adequate’ result.

05-06-2021, 08:03 AM	#1
Mercenary Junior Member Posts: 1 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2021 Location: London Device: Amazon Kindle Fire	Terrible PDF Hello all! I am new to reading on a device. My Kindle uses .epub files but I have recently got some books in pdf format and although I can open them, they look terrible. Is there something I can do to fix the situation? Is there a way to make it more readable or to change the format of my files from PDF to epub? Would that help clarity?

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05-11-2021, 02:48 PM	#2
tomsem Grand Sorcerer Posts: 6,572 Karma: 26963509 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: USA Device: iPhone 15PM, Kindle Scribe, iPad mini 6, PocketBook InkPad Color 3	Some questions: - which Fire tablet do you have? (Settings, Device Options, About Fire Tablet) (note that Amazon has not called these ‘Kindle Fire’ devices for some years now) - Fire (Kindle app) does NOT read ePub files unless you install an app that reads these - so it is unclear how you are doing this. - How are you getting PDF files onto your Fire? (USB cable, opening from web page or cloud, etc.). - How are you attempting to read the PDF? Kindle app will read them natively, I think there is or was also a document viewer but I have not used it for quite awhile. Amazon AppStore has a number of free PDF apps but as I have no requirement to read PDF on my Fire tablet, I have no recommendations about which is best. I use my Fire to read Kindle books, and that is about it. You can convert PDFs using a variety of tools but the result is not always very satisfactory, or at least, I have never achieved more than an ‘adequate’ result.