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Shunt1 · 11-21-2008, 01:23 PM

The PDF support is the reason I ordered the PRS-700.

Like you, I am a software engineer and depend upon these manuals to earn an income. I have fallen in love with my Kindle, but the ability to read PDF files has been very frustrating. Oh sure, you can convert PDF files to images, but then they are almost impossible to read.

I can not thank you enough for your review, since I am getting rather sick and tired of hearing that the PRS-700 is not as "sharp" as the PRD-505.

PDF support is why I ordered this darn thing! Otherwise, I would have obtained another Kindle.

Yes or No?

Can I zoom into an image based PDF file with the PRS-700 and enlarge the image? Can I use the touch screen to move the enlarged image for better viewing?

That is something that was impossible to do with my Kindle.

11-21-2008, 01:23 PM	#3
Shunt1 Enthusiast Posts: 31 Karma: 112 Join Date: Nov 2008 Device: Kindle, PRS-700	The PDF support is the reason I ordered the PRS-700. Like you, I am a software engineer and depend upon these manuals to earn an income. I have fallen in love with my Kindle, but the ability to read PDF files has been very frustrating. Oh sure, you can convert PDF files to images, but then they are almost impossible to read. I can not thank you enough for your review, since I am getting rather sick and tired of hearing that the PRS-700 is not as "sharp" as the PRD-505. PDF support is why I ordered this darn thing! Otherwise, I would have obtained another Kindle. Yes or No? Can I zoom into an image based PDF file with the PRS-700 and enlarge the image? Can I use the touch screen to move the enlarged image for better viewing? That is something that was impossible to do with my Kindle.