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Here's a 43 page guide on how to format your PDFs so that they are optimized for the screen of the Sony Reader, it's not on Sony's site yet so we've put a copy on MAKE - Link (PDF).
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HOW TO - Make PDFs for the Sony Reader (Ebook e-ink device)
Posted by Phillip Torrone |
Jan 30, 2007 12:32 PM
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Thank you so much! I had been wanting to figure this out but hadn't gotten around to spending time on it. I love my Sony Reader, and this was just the piece I was missing! Thanks for the additional Reader links as well.
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Oh, so close!
Actually when making PDFs for the Sony Reader, the preferred page size is a width of 3.57" and a height of 4.59". The slightly shorter height (vs. 4.82" as recommended in this article) figure compensates for the portion of the screen that is reserved for the battery and font-size icons and the page number.
I find I prefer to use 10-point type for reading books. It means more page turns, but it helps make up for the graininess and low contrast of the E-Ink display.
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