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Shunt1 · 11-21-2008, 04:08 PM

I have only purchased two books from Amazon with my Kindle. The internet capability is not that important, since I can wait until I get home to answer my wife's question.

Reading historical books were costing me a fortune. When I spent $75 for an "out of print" book fromEngland, I knew that there had to be a better answer.

Along came the Kindle and I was able to download these books over the internet.

However, some of these books have graphics and tables that are vital to understand, and simple TEXT was not working.

I have purchased software that claimed to translate PDF to something that the Kindle could display. With my set of "test PDF files" they have all failed.

I was able to translate a very important reference book into images, but the type was so tiny, it was almost impossible to read.

Simple Question:

Can the PRS-700 display the test file that I have linked? Can you read both the text and view the images?

http://books.google.com/books?hl=en&...um=1&ct=result

Trying to understand something that is 200 years old, without pictures, is almost impossible.

If the PRS-700 can not display this test book, then I must cancel my order tonight.

11-21-2008, 04:08 PM	#17
Shunt1 Enthusiast Posts: 31 Karma: 112 Join Date: Nov 2008 Device: Kindle, PRS-700	I have only purchased two books from Amazon with my Kindle. The internet capability is not that important, since I can wait until I get home to answer my wife's question. Reading historical books were costing me a fortune. When I spent $75 for an "out of print" book fromEngland, I knew that there had to be a better answer. Along came the Kindle and I was able to download these books over the internet. However, some of these books have graphics and tables that are vital to understand, and simple TEXT was not working. I have purchased software that claimed to translate PDF to something that the Kindle could display. With my set of "test PDF files" they have all failed. I was able to translate a very important reference book into images, but the type was so tiny, it was almost impossible to read. Simple Question: Can the PRS-700 display the test file that I have linked? Can you read both the text and view the images? http://books.google.com/books?hl=en&...um=1&ct=result Trying to understand something that is 200 years old, without pictures, is almost impossible. If the PRS-700 can not display this test book, then I must cancel my order tonight.