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Originally Posted by arctos89
Hello everyone!
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I'll try to explain what I'm looking for:
I read lots of pdfs on the computer, both for university and for fun (for example chess books) but I'm sick-tired of it as it strains my eyes a lot.
I reckon buying an ereader would be a good solution, at least for my eyes, even if ereaders are not regarded as the best device when it comes to pdf handling.
As a workaround I was planning to convert pdfs into epub using calibre, would it be an effective solution?
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Any suggestion would be greatly appreciated! looking forward to hearing your opinions, cheers!
Nicola
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Instead of converting pdfs to epub you can also use k2pdfopt to optimize pdfs beforehand for 6" e-ink readers e.g. automatically crop the margins and turn to landscape A5 sized pdfs or reflow A4 sized pdfs (both scanned pdf images with or without ocr layer or textual vectors).
http://www.willus.com/k2pdfopt/
https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...9&postcount=11
You can also use tablet and e-ink reader simultaneously for the tasks that are not available on e-ink or are just not quick or easy enough to accomplish thereon e.g. you can just read pdf on e-ink screen while using tablet for handwriting, annotation, color recognition, quicker page flipping, quicker cross referencing, quicker txt search, better dictionaries, txt to speech, audio recording etc.
Tablets and e-ink readers are getting lighter and smaller each day, so simultaneous usage should not pose a big problem anymore, just affix e-ink or tablet on another device leather cover and you can hold both in one hand, resting it partially on the body if/when necessary.