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Originally Posted by jocampo
With all respect, PDF and Browsing on an stock Nook Color are really bad. If you think is good, try Dolphin in an Android Device or ThinkFree for PDF, so you can see the difference.
On a stock Nook Color you cannot retain the page you are. So let's say you are reading a 500 pages PDF document; next time you open same PDF, you will have to scroll or move lot of pages just to find that one again. That's annoying.
The stock browser has major problems as well. It does not read some email attachments and is painfully slow when you compare to other Android browsers, even the default one.
Going back to the OP's main question: for a mix reading/browsing experience, the Nook Color would be the best choice, even without rooting, but as a dedicated ereader, any of the popular eink devices would be a wise choice.
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The PDF reading is not bad. Yeah there are better options out there for rooted devices, but I have read 10 PDFs on my Nook Color and had no issues at all. You copy your book over from Adobe and it formats nicely on the Color and you can put bookmarks and change font sizes. It also remembers the last page you are on. Really all I ask for in a PDF reader. What you are complaining about is the other PDF reader for non DRMed books and that one doesn't remember where you left off. However, I expect that to be fixed in a future update. If they can get PDF working well for DRM content there is no reason they can't fix it for non DRM books. If that is a major concern you just root the device. At least color has an option. On eink devices PDFs are unreadable and there is no way around it but buying a giant DX Kindle.
I also use the stock browser and find it very useful. I used Dolphin for awhile, but found the built in browser to work just as well for the websites I use. There might be an exception here and there, but it works fine overall.
The built in PDF and web support are definitely better than anything you will find on a regular eink device. I also take issue that a color device is not good for reading novels. I find the contrast excellent and the fonts razor sharp. I can also switch the background colors depending on the place I'm reading. I know there are a few people that can't read on LCD, but if you can the Color is a better reading experience anywhere but outside in sunlight. Outside is the only place an eink device is better.