Guides
Practical, step-by-step answers about comics and manga on e-readers.
How to read CBR and CBZ comics on a Kindle
A Kindle will not open a comic archive, but getting one onto the device takes ten minutes once you know which route suits you. This guide compares the three that work and walks through the most common one.
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How to put manga on a Kindle without it reading backwards
Manga that reads back to front on a Kindle is a metadata problem, not an image problem. Here is what the file has to say, how two-page spreads fit in, and how to convert a volume so every page turn lands where it should.
7 min read
CBZ and CBR files: what they are and how to open them
A CBZ or CBR is less a special comic format than a folder of page scans with a distinctive name on it. Here is what is inside, which apps open them on a computer, phone, or e-reader, and when converting to EPUB is the better move.
8 min read