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# Kindle Store Bad Formatting Examples
Here are some formatting issues I've observed in some Kindle Store manga. Photos are of an eink Kindle, but similar issues exist on the Kindle apps for desktop and mobile. Here are some formatting issues I've observed in some Kindle Store manga. Photos are of an eink Kindle, but similar issues exist on the Kindle apps for desktop and mobile.
(Files generated with Kindle Comic Converter **do not** have these issues.) (Files generated with Kindle Comic Converter **do not** have these issues.)
1. faded black levels causing unneccessarily low contrast, which is hard to see and can cause eyestrain. ## Faded Black Levels
This causes unneccessarily low contrast, which is hard to see and can cause eyestrain.
![IMG_1507-0001](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/3fd06257-f415-488e-b639-a619189caa4d) ![IMG_1507-0001](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/3fd06257-f415-488e-b639-a619189caa4d)
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Incorrect black levels causes manga to look faded and washed out, and is a lot harder to see and can cause eyestrain. Incorrect black levels causes manga to look faded and washed out, and is a lot harder to see and can cause eyestrain.
E-ink is already lower contrast than LCD, there's no need to make the contrast even lower with non-black images in manga. E-ink is already lower contrast than LCD, there's no need to make the contrast even lower with non-black images in manga.
2. Unneccesary margins, usually at the bottom ## Unneccesary margins, usually at the bottom
![IMG_1507-0009](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/97316ea4-0f2e-403c-88c8-1671b201b79e) ![IMG_1507-0009](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/97316ea4-0f2e-403c-88c8-1671b201b79e)
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![IMG_1507-0011](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/d1124d41-a3a5-4533-a251-41ec63b05fcf) ![IMG_1507-0011](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/d1124d41-a3a5-4533-a251-41ec63b05fcf)
3. Inferior image quality ## Inferior image quality
Here are some comparisons between manga that Here are some comparisons between manga that
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which can be very noticeable around page refreshes. which can be very noticeable around page refreshes.
I've noticed Kindle Store manga having very heavy jpg compression artifacts, especially around text. I've noticed Kindle Store manga having very heavy jpg compression artifacts, especially around text.
## gaps between spreads
4) Incorrect page turn direction for right to left manga. ![IMG_1507-0010](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/945ae008-e894-48fe-b881-35199c098e9b)
## Incorrect page turn direction for right to left manga.
![IMG_1507-0007](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/1c5e7245-c743-48e9-9e2c-26200f4ebf3b) ![IMG_1507-0007](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/1c5e7245-c743-48e9-9e2c-26200f4ebf3b)
5) 2 page spread alignment off by 1 ## 2 page spread alignment off by 1
Sometimes there's a single page misaligned in landscape: Sometimes there's a single page misaligned in landscape:
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![IMG_1507-0006](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/0bdcd391-7928-4725-bb2d-6145ba8da9f4) ![IMG_1507-0006](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/0bdcd391-7928-4725-bb2d-6145ba8da9f4)
6) gaps between spreads ## Conclusion
![IMG_1507-0010](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/945ae008-e894-48fe-b881-35199c098e9b) Kindle Store manga can have very bad formatting that can be fixed with Kindle Comic Converter