Only PDF use

RubberDucky451 · 03-26-2010, 08:45 PM

I'm looking for an ereader that I'm only going to be using PDF's on.

My price range is about 200-300.

I'm currently looking at the PRS600 and Kindle 2, but I'm not confident how well they'll handle PDFs.

I'm also wondering if the PDFs convert well to Mobi or whatever.

HarryT · 03-27-2010, 04:06 AM

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Originally Posted by RubberDucky451

I'm looking for an ereader that I'm only going to be using PDF's on.

My price range is about 200-300.

200-300 what? Pounds? Euros? Turkish lira? Please remember that this is a world-wide forum!

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I'm currently looking at the PRS600 and Kindle 2, but I'm not confident how well they'll handle PDFs.

No 6" device will display PDF formatted for an A4 page terribly well. PDF was not designed to be an eBook format, but to be a digital representation of a fixed-size printed page. It does that job very well; it is a very poor choice for an eBook format, unless formatted specifically for the screen size of the device it's being read on.

The Kindle 2 has extremely poor PDF support. The Sony PRS-600 does a somewhat better job, but I'd suggest that you look at the BeBook Neo / Onyx Boox 60 (the same device).

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I'm also wondering if the PDFs convert well to Mobi or whatever.

Any PDF will typically need moderate to extensive hand editing after conversion.

Zetmolm · 03-27-2010, 09:17 AM

As to PDF conversion: check the properties of the PDFs you want to convert. If they are 'tagged' PDFs you have a better chance that the post-editing will be moderate rather than extensive. And also a better chance that they display reasonably well on a reader without conversion.

greenapple · 03-27-2010, 09:35 PM

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Originally Posted by HarryT

No 6" device will display PDF formatted for an A4 page terribly well. PDF was not designed to be an eBook format, but to be a digital representation of a fixed-size printed page. It does that job very well; it is a very poor choice for an eBook format, unless formatted specifically for the screen size of the device it's being read on.

Can't agree with this more. An ebook reader screen has got to be at least 12" in size diagonally to display most non-fiction PDFs. Even Kindle DX and iPad's 9.7" screens aren't quite large enough for PDFs that are optimized for A4 printing.

03-26-2010, 08:45 PM	#1
RubberDucky451 Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2010 Device: none	Only PDF use I'm looking for an ereader that I'm only going to be using PDF's on. My price range is about 200-300. I'm currently looking at the PRS600 and Kindle 2, but I'm not confident how well they'll handle PDFs. I'm also wondering if the PDFs convert well to Mobi or whatever. Last edited by RubberDucky451; 03-26-2010 at 10:13 PM.

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Zetmolm Guru Posts: 615 Karma: 2362786 Join Date: Jan 2010 Device: PocketBook Verse Pro Colour	As to PDF conversion: check the properties of the PDFs you want to convert. If they are 'tagged' PDFs you have a better chance that the post-editing will be moderate rather than extensive. And also a better chance that they display reasonably well on a reader without conversion.

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