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cheflo · 03-20-2017, 06:34 PM

Thanks for the response. I am planning to read mostly scientific pdfs, so usually 2-3 columns and 0-2 figures per page. I have seen that the paperwhite has ok annotations and a nice zoom to column feature (seems to also be available in KOreader).

I am planning to buy books, sideload PDFs (sometimes from textbooks), and download free books from project gutenberg and similar sites.

To rephrase my questions around open source: Has any of these companies showed a history of supporting open source software or open standards for ereaders (for example by releasing the code to their own software)? If so, I would like to support that company if the products are somewhat similar in terms of features and price.

03-20-2017, 06:34 PM	#3
cheflo Enthusiast Posts: 27 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2017 Device: none	Thanks for the response. I am planning to read mostly scientific pdfs, so usually 2-3 columns and 0-2 figures per page. I have seen that the paperwhite has ok annotations and a nice zoom to column feature (seems to also be available in KOreader). I am planning to buy books, sideload PDFs (sometimes from textbooks), and download free books from project gutenberg and similar sites. To rephrase my questions around open source: Has any of these companies showed a history of supporting open source software or open standards for ereaders (for example by releasing the code to their own software)? If so, I would like to support that company if the products are somewhat similar in terms of features and price. Last edited by cheflo; 03-20-2017 at 06:43 PM.