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Originally Posted by pcinfoman
What is RasterFarian? I am talking about a pdf book that I download from an ebook store. for example, the equivalent of a book I buy in the store on Windows XP, but instead I buy the pdf version of it. Are you guys saying I cannot read it on the Sony Reader? What the hell?
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Answer to, "What is RasterFarian?" RasterFarian is an alternate way to prep a PDF file for display on the reader. It makes a PDF file much more pretty and easy to read. BUT you are still limited: Books that are formatted to an 8 1/2" x 11" screen are still being displayed on a screen 1/6th that size.
Look at it this way: You have an average size "For Dummies" paper bound book. Now run a couple of pages (or a chapter) through a copier, but reduce it to 66% (about the size of a paperback.) Can you shrink its' pages down and still have a good reading experience? Especially with technical and coding manuals, that's usually not a good proposition, even if you can get the text to reflow.
Also, I don't know if you're talking DRMed PDF or not. It sounded like it, which is a whole other kettle of fish. - You might not be able to get it over at all without breaking the DRM (though I've never tried that - I avoid DRMed PDF like the plague.)
Now, it may seem like we're being overly critical here. And we are - in fact that subject came up in a recent thread here. But I, for one, would rather have you pleased with purchasing a Reader for what it is - not frustrated with it for what it cannot do well. I think most of us who've responded in this thread are
very satisfied with our Readers and what we use them for.
The Reader's best strength is in a reproduction of the paperback book reading experience. Can it do more than that? Sure. But that's what most of us use it for, IMVHO, and that's what most of us are more than satisfied with.
But if you're looking for larger screen characteristics, an iLiad or a Tablet PC might be more up your alley.