[ThomasC]

Originally Posted by Lee Wang

@ThomasC
Thanks for your helpful response, here are two typical math files I'm interested in:

http://math.stanford.edu/~vakil/216b...1113public.pdf
http://math.ecnu.edu.cn/~lfzhou/othe...20Thurston.pdf

I'll try amazon tech support.

In general about the tablet versus e reader: I've heard a lot of complaints about reading academic papers on e-readers, but I highly prefer e-ink over a screen since a computer screen keeps me awake noticably longer.

I downloaded the first file and transferred it to my dxg. I could not download the 2nd file.

Overall, I found the first pdf file fine to read on my dxg. The print was a bit smaller than I would like, but still quite readable. Actually it was better than on my 15" laptop unless I went to partial landscape pages.

The main restriction was that on the dxg no links were available and you can only use the dxg goto function to go to a page number (which at least seems to follow the table of contents). Also, you cannot bookmark pdf pages or make notes with the dxg . It's a pity that Amazon did not update the dxg firmware like it did with the kindle k3 keyboard which did give you a bit more pdf capability but unfortunately a smaller 6" screen.

Not really sure what to recommend. If it were me, I'd prefer the physical textbook.

Cheers,
Tom