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Originally Posted by gponym
I want suggestions what to look at for a device primarily meant to read academic journal and magazine articles and textbook-type books: that is, may have complex formatting and not read so easily on a smaller device.
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If you mostly read typical two-column scientific papers, you might only need to buy one device and:
a) reformat the PDF files with
Willus.com's K2pdfopt for devices with lousy pdf apps, e.g. Kindles,
b) buy an eInk reader whose pdf app natively supports automatic PDF reflow,
c) install a third party app with automatic PDF reflow, e.g.
KOReader (based on k2pdfopt).
To test whether this would be a feasible alternative simply convert a couple of typical scientific papers with
k2pdfopt. If the results are good enough, you might only need to buy one cheap reader or tablet.