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Originally Posted by Uri
The PDF reader is more of a curiosity than an actual feature. Do not buy a non-DX Kindle with the intention of reading PDFs, I assure you that you'll be bitterly disappointed.
Some publishers offer native Kindle versions of programming books, like these:
http://oreilly.com/ebooks/
http://www.pragprog.com/titles
Both offer DRM-free ebooks, and you can download both the Kindle version and the full-size PDF. |
I disagree with the 'bitterly disappointed' characterization. PDF on 6" kindle is quite usable for a lot of material, especially if you are prepared to crop the headers/footers/margins. And at least as it stands, DX is missing some useful PDF features (contrast adjustment, annotation/highlighting). Far from being bitterly disappointed, I'm quite happy to have saved $240 dollars for a much more portable device. But YMMV.
See attached examples (one from an O'Reilly PDF, the other from Apple developer documentation).