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Originally Posted by cheflo
Thanks for the response. I am planning to read mostly scientific pdfs, so usually 2-3 columns and 0-2 figures per page. I have seen that the paperwhite has ok annotations and a nice zoom to column feature https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fN9UOjryAA4.
I am planning to buy books, sideload PDFs (sometimes from textbooks), and download free books from project gutenberg and similar sites.
To rephrase my questions around open source: Has any of these companies showed a history of supporting open source software or open standards for ereaders (for example by releasing the code to their own software)? If so, I would like to support that company if the products are somewhat similar in terms of features and price. |
Quick answer on the open source, neither has released their code.
Now Project Gutenberg usually has a format that is easy to read on each ereader (epub for kobo, mobi for kindle).
As to that video, I have some suspicions. From the title of the pdf, it was formatted specifically to work with the Paperwhite. I have a pdf that works great on an ereader too. It took me an hour to get it that way.
It really depends on the pdf and textbooks with lots of tables do not read well on an ereader.
Now Kobo is easier to hack than a Kindle.
Hope this helps.
For the price, either will work. Look over both stores and see which you like better for books.