diff --git a/bad_formatting_examples.md b/bad_formatting_examples.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..d69bf20 --- /dev/null +++ b/bad_formatting_examples.md @@ -0,0 +1,60 @@ +Here are some formatting issues I've observed in some Kindle Store manga: + +1) Incorrect black levels: + +![IMG_1507-0001](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/3fd06257-f415-488e-b639-a619189caa4d) + + +This is comparing the Kindle Store version of +Fire Force Vol. 1 on a Kindle Scribe +against the Humble Bundle version on a Hisense A9. +Both devices are using Eink Carta 1200 panels. + +The Kindle Scribe is completely capable of showing correct black levels, +demonstrated here with the Humble Bundle version: + +![IMG_1507-0002](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/64823c30-dbd6-44b9-80bb-d0993a90928d) + +Incorrect black levels causes manga to look faded and washed out, and is a lot harder to see and can cause eyestrain. +The effect is even more pronounced on eink vs LCD since it's already lower contrast. + +2) Unneccesary margins, usually at the bottom + +![IMG_1507-0009](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/97316ea4-0f2e-403c-88c8-1671b201b79e) + +Manga should be fullscreen, since most Kindles are much smaller than physical paper volumes. +I've even seen cases where margins are added on all 4 sides, not just the bottom. + +3) Incorrect page turn direction for right to left manga. + +![IMG_1507-0007](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/1c5e7245-c743-48e9-9e2c-26200f4ebf3b) + + +4) 2 page spread alignment off by 1 + +Sometimes there's a single page misaligned in landscape: + +![IMG_1507-0005](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/6d1f35fb-9e09-4dea-89ca-6fce9a514b79) + +which throws off the alignment off all further pages: + + +![IMG_1507-0006](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/0bdcd391-7928-4725-bb2d-6145ba8da9f4) + +Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mPJ4CBauJ68 + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +