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Originally Posted by rogue_librarian
The problem with PDF is that they are meant for a given size and resolution, much like paper. The layout is fixed at the time of publishing. This works well for devices that can display at least that size, like a modern computer monitor, but not for 6 inch devices.
Reflow, various zooming options etc. are really only crutches for that problem. You want a text-based files, like .mobi or .epub. Or, get a full size reader like the Kindle DX, or one from the Pocketbook 9x series. I love my 360, but I don't ready PDFs on it (unless specifically formatted).
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Yes. PDF (and Postscript, from whence PDF came) are different from most other file types. Rather than just being descriptions of some content, they are executable programs for rendering each page in some precise way. They are executed using a
State Machine, which compounds the difficulty of trying to snip bits of the content out of a page and show them differently. So, the 'crutches' you mention are difficult to construct and prone to failure. I think it's amazing they work as well as they do.
