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stevet · 03-03-2010, 10:57 AM

I've seen a few fleeting references in threads about doing something to PDFs to make them work better on ebook readers. i have a Sony PRS600 Touch, and I have several files that are technical reference manuals that I can now carry in my briefcase (yeah, no more boxes of manuals).

These are not really well developed tagged PDFs, but most likely just "print to PDF" from the original files, and some of the older ones are scanned PDFs. So, the files are fairly large (6mb to 17mb), and don't view very well. Are there things I can do to make them smaller, or view better?

Steve

03-03-2010, 10:57 AM	#1
stevet Enthusiast Posts: 26 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2010 Device: Sony PRS600 Touch	Anyone have optimizing tips for PDF files? I've seen a few fleeting references in threads about doing something to PDFs to make them work better on ebook readers. i have a Sony PRS600 Touch, and I have several files that are technical reference manuals that I can now carry in my briefcase (yeah, no more boxes of manuals). These are not really well developed tagged PDFs, but most likely just "print to PDF" from the original files, and some of the older ones are scanned PDFs. So, the files are fairly large (6mb to 17mb), and don't view very well. Are there things I can do to make them smaller, or view better? Steve