~ we will try to answer some of the questions abotu CBR/CBZ files that are bringing people the angry red planet. in an effort to make sure no more comic books are put into the .pdf format, here is a simple set of instructions for how to build files compatible with CDisplay [see update below]:

1. scan the cover and all pages of your comics.
2. crop everything but the artwork.
3. save each page as .png or .jpg at maximum quality.
4. number the image files in the same sequence as the pages (ex.page00.jpg, page01.jpg…)

now there are a couple of choices with the files—creating a CBR or a CBZ. With any given batch of images, both resulting will be similar in size, and both will be readable by the same Comic Book Reader software. The main difference is that CBR requires proprietary software to create, whilst CBZ can be created with open source and/or system software.

To create a CBZ:

1. Using either your operating system or a 3rd-party software such as 7-Zip*, place all of the comic’s images into a .zip file
2. Rename the resulting file’s extension from .zip to .cbz
3. .cbz file will now open in a comic book reader.

To create a CBR:

1. Using the commercial software WinRAR**, place all of the comic’s images into a .rar file
2. Rename the resulting file’s extension from .rar to .cbr
3. .cbrfile will now open in a comic book reader.

finally, share your comics! it isn’t right to share new comics that will hurt sales and cause our favourite books to be canceled. scanning and sharing comics should only be done in the interest of preserving old comics and protecting those comics that are out of print.

*For creating CBZ, you can use 7-Zip
**For creating CBR, you will need WinRAR

Update 11/1015. Software locations have changed since original post:
To read comic books on Android devices, we recommend CDisplay.
CDisplay reader: http://www.cdisplay.me/.
Original CDisplay is no longer being updated CDisplay Ex, has continued development http://www.cdisplayex.com/.

To read comic books on Android devices, we recommend Perfect Viewer [link].

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