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"Rendering PDF's is MUCH harder than mapping a text file to an e-ink screen in your chosen font with a few tag formats.
I suspect the hardware requirements make for a more universal device (a.k.a. tablet or laptop) so why would any manufacturer limit themselves to a 'PDF reader' when they can sell it as a tablet? I agree there are some software tricks you are asking for that could be applied to all devices in terms of notations and jumping around. "
No one is asking them to make a "Pdf reader". My point is why they can't they make an e-reader geared a little more suited to educational/research reading. Nothing is stopping them from supporting Epub and other formats. Nearly all current e-book readers support PDF reading one way or another so it's not like the manufactures are reinventing the wheel here.
For example, why can't Amazon take the Kindle DX and enlarge the screen a little more, take away the keyboard. Fix the refresh rate, and add in some of the navigation tricks?
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