Option of having black borders for fixed page books?

jackm8 · 07-29-2024, 02:16 PM

Does anyone know if it's possible to contact Amazon regarding features of their devices?

I'd really appreciate one simple fix. Ability to have black borders instead of white for fixed page books in pdf, or fixed kfx format. As it is, you always get white extra space on books that are not in exact 3:4 aspect ratio, and it just doesn't look as good, since it's ruining the intended look of some books.

j.p.s · 07-29-2024, 02:42 PM

kindle-feedback@amazon.com
(but don't hold your breath)

Does any PDF reader on any device have this option?

jackm8 · 07-29-2024, 05:58 PM

Well, there are a few solutions. It's how I got to like them. Dark mode can do black borders at times in comic mode. It's pretty buggy, and not always reliable. Then there's making them yourself beforehand.

— Extract pdf pages as images.
— Add black borders to images. (I use batch convert tool in Faststone using these settings, modifying resolution to target device)
— Convert images back to pdf.

axu2 · 07-29-2024, 10:10 PM

You could use kindle comic converter with the black border option if your pdf is image based.

You could convert a normal pdf to images with mutool.

07-29-2024, 02:16 PM	#1
jackm8 Addict Posts: 237 Karma: 2818790 Join Date: Nov 2015 Device: none	Option of having black borders for fixed page books? Does anyone know if it's possible to contact Amazon regarding features of their devices? I'd really appreciate one simple fix. Ability to have black borders instead of white for fixed page books in pdf, or fixed kfx format. As it is, you always get white extra space on books that are not in exact 3:4 aspect ratio, and it just doesn't look as good, since it's ruining the intended look of some books. Last edited by jackm8; 07-29-2024 at 06:26 PM.

07-29-2024, 05:58 PM	#3
jackm8 Addict Posts: 237 Karma: 2818790 Join Date: Nov 2015 Device: none	Well, there are a few solutions. It's how I got to like them. Dark mode can do black borders at times in comic mode. It's pretty buggy, and not always reliable. Then there's making them yourself beforehand. — Extract pdf pages as images. — Add black borders to images. (I use batch convert tool in Faststone using these settings, modifying resolution to target device) — Convert images back to pdf. Attached Thumbnails Last edited by jackm8; 07-29-2024 at 06:01 PM.

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07-29-2024, 02:42 PM	#2
j.p.s Grand Sorcerer Posts: 5,565 Karma: 100606751 Join Date: Apr 2011 Device: pb360	kindle-feedback@amazon.com (but don't hold your breath) Does any PDF reader on any device have this option?

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axu2 Zealot Posts: 106 Karma: 520 Join Date: Jun 2023 Device: Kindle Scribe	You could use kindle comic converter with the black border option if your pdf is image based. You could convert a normal pdf to images with mutool.