MangaConverter

Manga built for a PocketBook screen

PocketBook is the brand that already reads almost everything, which makes it an unusual conversion target. Most of the range runs PocketBook own Linux firmware, and those models list CBR and CBZ right alongside ACSM, AZW3, DJVU, EPUB, FB2, MOBI and PDF. So the question is rarely whether your file opens. It is whether the pages were built for the panel in front of you, because a 758 by 1024 Verse and a 1860 by 2480 InkPad Eo are nearly four times apart in pixel count and a file sized for one looks wrong on the other.

Being straight with you: there is no PocketBook entry in the device list yet. The engine behind this site carries Kindle, Kobo and reMarkable profiles, so a named PocketBook profile is a real addition rather than a switch. Today the Custom conversion profile with your panel size typed in produces exactly the file a named profile would, and the sizes are listed below.

Named PocketBook profiles are coming soon

Not live yet. Use Custom conversion with the panel size from the list above to get pages at exactly the right dimensions.

Vote for this on the roadmap

How to convert manga for a PocketBook today

  1. Look up your panel

    Verse and the 6 inch Basic and Touch Lux line: 758 by 1024. Verse Pro, Verse Pro Color, Verta and Touch HD 3: 1072 by 1448. Era, Era Color and Era Lite: 1264 by 1680. InkPad 4, InkPad Color 3, InkPad X and InkPad X Pro: 1404 by 1872. InkPad Eo: 1860 by 2480.

  2. Choose Custom conversion

    Pick Custom conversion in the device list and type the width and height in pixels. The engine builds pages at that exact size, which is all a named profile does. Greyscale, margin cropping, spread splitting and right to left page turns all stay available.

  3. Output EPUB or CBZ

    EPUB is the safe default and every PocketBook reads it. CBZ is the better choice on the Linux firmware models, whose reader opens comic archives directly and treats them as page images. Do not pick KEPUB or MOBI: those belong to Kobo and Kindle firmware.

  4. Transfer by USB or the browser

    USB to the internal storage works on every model. On a signed in account the finished file can also be pulled from the Reader Shelf with a six digit code using the device own browser, which saves digging out a cable.

Where these numbers come from

Every resolution is taken from PocketBook own English product pages, which publish greyscale and RGB rows separately, so no colour grid here was calculated from a PPI figure. A profile is a promise about pixel sizes and gets made only after the panel is checked.

Model numbers left out on purpose

PocketBook catalogue numbers such as PB629 or PB634 are not printed on the current product pages apart from the InkPad X, and the secondary sources that do carry them disagreed with each other. The screen size is what the conversion needs, so that is what this page states.

Frequently asked questions

Can I select a PocketBook in the device list today?

No. The engine behind this site ships Kindle, Kobo and reMarkable profiles only, and we will not list a device we cannot size correctly. Custom conversion with the panel size above does the same job in the meantime.

My PocketBook already opens CBZ. Why convert at all?

Opening is not fitting. Most PocketBook models do list CBR and CBZ natively, so compatibility is usually solved. Converting is about page dimensions, file weight and contrast: resizing a large scan to your exact panel means faster page turns, far less storage used and sharper pages than the reader downscaling each one as you go.

Which PocketBook cannot open a comic archive?

The Basic 4. Its published list runs to sixteen formats and includes neither CBR nor CBZ, which makes it the one PocketBook e-reader where a comic archive will not open natively. Convert to EPUB for that model and it reads fine.

Why do the Android PocketBooks support less, not more?

It surprises people, but the InkPad Eo and InkPad X Pro run Android and their stock reader app does not claim CBR or CBZ, while the Linux firmware models do. EPUB is listed on both. Being Android, those two can sideload a comic reader such as KOReader, but that is a third party app rather than native support, so EPUB is the dependable output for them.

What resolution should I use for a colour PocketBook?

Convert at the greyscale numbers. PocketBook publishes both rows: an Era Color is 1264 by 1680 mono and 632 by 840 in colour, a Verse Pro Color 1072 by 1448 and 536 by 724, an InkPad Color 3 1404 by 1872 and 702 by 936. Build pages at the mono grid and the Kaleido colour layer follows.

Will the named profiles be announced?

Yes. They will appear in the device picker and this page will host them. Until then the roadmap vote is the way to push them up the queue.

MangaConverter runs on Kindle Comic Converter (KCC), the open source engine, for everything that is live today. Its profile table covers Kindle, Kobo and reMarkable; named PocketBook profiles are a planned addition to the device table in front of that engine, and this page will host them once they work.