Just tried k2pdfopt on my Oasis 2 using
this PDF as input.
Selected Kindle Oasis 2 in upper right drop-down menu.
Checkmarked in lower left of k2pdfopt:
- Output in landscape
- Native PDF output
There were then these other checkmarked items that I didn't change:
- Color output
- Smart line breaks
- Fast Preview
First try with the above settings lost pages 1 and 2, and lost some text on the right, so I changed the default values that the "Kindle Oasis 2" selection gave me:
- removed -cbox3- by editing Pages to convert
- changed width to 5.5 inches instead of 5 inches [do this under Crop areas]
These five Oasis 2 screens capture the first 2-1/2 pages of the PDF. Note that the pictures look very readable on most PC monitors because they display bigger in size than the actual Oasis 2. To get a more realistic idea of how readable it is, make the pictures smaller (e.g., "CTL -" several times in Windows browser) until they appear approximately the size of the actual Oasis 2. It's ok for my vision, just about the size I'd set if I could, though the super- and subscripts need decent ambient lighting, or more than my usual brightness setting of 8.
Also, scrolling is so natural in landscape, just scroll up to see more, down to see previous. Just love k2pdfopt. Couldn't find a donate button on the
k2pdfopt page.
EDIT: Apologies, I just read more carefully and see that the technique (native PDF output) described in this post doesn't answer your stated problem: "the problem is that I can't highlight or use the dictionary or any other functions that allow you to interact with the text."