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ziegl027 · 06-22-2009, 01:17 PM

I'm Laura, been intrigued by e-readers for a number of years now. Since it's looking like they are getting more mainstream via the Kindle, I'm sniffing around a little more seriously. I'll look in the "which one" thread a little more seriously as I get the chance, but if anyone can give some quickie advice I'd appreciate it!
I'm a veterinary professor and fiber arts hobbyist. The big draws for me in an e-reader would be PDF's of journal articles and knitting patterns. I was very encouraged by the large-format Kindle with native PDF recognition. But. I want to be able to highlight and take small margin notes. And being able to zoom is pretty vital for some of the detailed knitting charts I might look at.

So, is there an easy, *free* way to convert the PDF's to something that Kindle can deal with better for those functions? Or is there another brand of large-format reader that is better with PDF's? Or will I just have to wait until Amazon and Adobe get their acts together and come out with better cross-compatibility?

06-22-2009, 01:17 PM	#1
ziegl027 Addict Posts: 264 Karma: 764 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Minnesota Device: Sony Touch, Kindle DXG	Still investigating and intrigued I'm Laura, been intrigued by e-readers for a number of years now. Since it's looking like they are getting more mainstream via the Kindle, I'm sniffing around a little more seriously. I'll look in the "which one" thread a little more seriously as I get the chance, but if anyone can give some quickie advice I'd appreciate it! I'm a veterinary professor and fiber arts hobbyist. The big draws for me in an e-reader would be PDF's of journal articles and knitting patterns. I was very encouraged by the large-format Kindle with native PDF recognition. But. I want to be able to highlight and take small margin notes. And being able to zoom is pretty vital for some of the detailed knitting charts I might look at. So, is there an easy, free way to convert the PDF's to something that Kindle can deal with better for those functions? Or is there another brand of large-format reader that is better with PDF's? Or will I just have to wait until Amazon and Adobe get their acts together and come out with better cross-compatibility?