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Originally Posted by Elfwreck
Because some stores only or mostly release them in PDF. (Wowio, the DriveThruRPG sites, Lulu until recently, lots of small nonfic publishers.) And a lot of authors & publishers release free PDF versions of the paperback-sized book.
The Suvudu free library is PDF-only, for the non-DRMd versions. The free ebooks from Mills & Boone were PDF. It's easy to stock up on promo/freebie books in PDF format, and unfortunately, most of them are worse than for-sale PDFs--the metadata's atrocious (9780373150915_SAMPL.indd for a title; "Cronsberry, Peter" as the author of a book by Abby Gaines--presumably, he has the computer with InDesign that did the layout) and they're sometimes paperback-sized text on a letter-sized page; often the crop marks are still included.
I can understand someone wanting an easy way to read PDFs, because converting them is a hassle (big hassle sometimes; they're often locked against changes, and conversion can throw in hard returns after every line). But I can't think of any simple way to read them on a portable device, other than something with a 9" or 10" screen.
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what Elfwreck said. ^^^^^
btw... i decided on the nook touch. Some PDFs are looking decent once I do the Calibre transfer.
I thought the nook was kind of dark with the grey background when I tested it in the store. But I went back and looked at it again and the black type seems sharp enough and the grey isn't bothering me so much. And the result is the same with my NookTouch at home.
now I just need to overcome my fear on rooting it. Then I can read stuff landscape size.