Yes, this is another of those threads, sorry. All the other threads about PDFs get derailed, so here is a defensive list of requirements:
- Need to be able to zoom easily.
- Search needs to be fully functional, not an afterthought. List of results needs to be complete and easy to navigate.
- The device needs to be stable and responsive even when viewing complex documents.
- I am buying this device SPECIFICALLY and ONLY to not need to look at an LCD screen or print things all the time. I don't want a tablet.
- I don't care about PDF reflow. No one I know ever uses this feature.
- I don't need any highlighting/drawing/annotation ability past simple bookmarks.
Devices that meet these criteria
DO EXIST. In 2011 I used a
Nook Simple Touch with a PDF reader from the play store. It met all the needs listed above, but it broke. It's biggest warts were that it was slow, had a small screen, and had sporadic random crashes and reboots near EOL. Now it is 2015.
Has anything more modern been released?
Here are some examples documents:
Thanks