[Ken Maltby]

I have a number of the image type PDFs that are scanned pages from the "Backwoods
Home Magazine", they are quite readable on my JBL at 200% zoom. I have to scroll
around the page, to see the image properly through the limited window that a 5-inch
640x480 display provides. I have them on the JBL for use outdoors, as more of a
reference for implementing some of what is described in the articles. For an easier and
smoother read I have Netbooks and PCs to read them on. ( I can also read them on my
3.5" PDA display, but that is a real chore and not worth the effort.)

Image based PDFs are nice on a large display and do well for "Coffee Table" books, with
high resolution color graphics, not so great on the small black&white display. Trying to
force them to fit, results in a number of necessary compromises, and becomes a real
chore for the little CPUs in these dedicated readers.

In the case of text based PDFs with embedded graphics, (and a number of HTML based
formats, as well) it can be just a matter of preprocessing the the graphic images, so that
they match the ereaders display requirements. (I use the free GIMP2)

That said, I agree with others here that it makes more sense to just avoid PDFs, for
the small displays, whenever possible.

Luck;
Ken