Re: [libreoffice-users] OT- Kindle usage and documents?

I don't believe the Kindle will recognize an ODT file. It will recognize PDF 
files, but a letter-sized PDF document will display extremely small on the 
Kindle.

I have found a couple different ways of transferring my LibreWriter files to 
my $79 Kindle.

1. Save the file as a PDF. Before doing so, I set my page size to 20 picas 
(3.3 inches) wide by 27 picas (4.5 inches) high and page margins at 2 picas 
(.3 inches) all around. I also set my typeface to about 10 points. This 
gives me a page size that displays very nicely on the Kindle without having 
to zoom and scroll to read the whole page. The advantage to this method is 
that all formatting (fonts, indents, spacing, etc.) is preserved. The 
disadvantage is that I lose the ability to change the font size on the 
Kindle without having to scroll the page right to left.

2. Option two is to save the document as an HTML file. I do this in Writer 
with the "File/Save As" menu rather than the "File/Send" menu as it works 
better. I then convert the HTML file to a MOBI file using Amazon's Kindlegen 
utility. It's available at 
http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html?ie=UTF8&docId=1000234621. It's a 
command-line utility (takes me back to my DOS days) that converts HTML files 
to Amazon "MOBI" format. It works very well. I've used it to convert Writer 
files with tables of contents and the table is preserved as hyperlinks in 
the resulting Kindle file. Character formatting (Bold, Italics) is preserved 
and page formatting is controlled by the Kindle, so no need to scroll 
horizontally to read a line of text. There is a GUI version called 
MobiPocket Creator at 
http://www.mobipocket.com/en/downloadsoft/productdetailscreator.asp. 
Personally, I prefer the command line Kindlegen, which is on Version 2.

Hope this helps.

Virgil

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The following questions pertain to the Kindle that Amazon is selling for
$79 and not any other version of the Kindle.

If I copy a Writer (odt) or PDF file to Kindle will it recognize it and
will it be "readable"? Or, will it be readable but with no formatting
preserved from Writer or a PDF exported from Writer?

Or, must the document be reformatted to a certain page width before
importing it to a Kindle?

Are hyperlinks preserved when copying an odt or PDF to a Kindle?

Please don't reply unless you have first-hand experience in doing any of
the above.


Thanks for the help.
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