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Originally Posted by frabjous
I can't think of any academic journals that use 8.5x11 pages. Indeed, the printed part is rarely over (or much over) half that. They may provide their PDFs formatted for printing using 8.5x11 paper, but usually this means they have large oversized margins, which can be stripped away using Acrobat, or any of number of other .PDF editing tools, many available here at MobileRead.
Those that come even close to 8.5x11 would use multiple columns -- with the right app, you can convert multiple column PDFs to view as single columns without too much trouble. Indeed, once this is done, these are often easier to read a mobile device than journals that don't use multiple columns.
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Maybe it is possible. Most PDFs for journals in my field are indeed provided in 8.5x11 format--some are multiple columns, some aren't--depends on the journal.
But hey, if it can be converted that's another options for people so inclined.
I wouldn't go through the hassle myself as I've said repeatedly that I just prefer a double sided paper print out for journal articles as it's just quicker and easier for me to mark up and be able to grab and flip through readily, compare side by side with other articles etc. etc. So given I already prefer it that way, I'm definitely not spending any time converting documents when I could already be reading them. So I don't see myself taking the electronic plunge for those type of documents anytime soon.