iPad + Goodreader = Unbeatable

[SomeThingWickd]

Originally Posted by pilotbob

Most definitely. While your plan is fine for text only ebooks... many of the PDFs that people want to view contain graphs, charts, code listings, etc which makes the layout of the PDF very important. So, being able to view the PDF with it's layout intact is a necessity.

For example, Try to convert an FAA instrument approach plate in Calibre and view it... will it work? Not so much.

BOb

BOb,

Thanks for the explanation...

I work for an airline in the pilot training area...will have to ask my astro-nuts what would they recommend....( considering they are the MOST nontechnical bunch I have met in ages (I got way too many civillian trained pilots and not enough former Naval Aviators...) will report back and see if any of them have a work around..)

I would think if you used www.4shared.com to store the document in question, and then pulled from iPDF, you might get the results you are looking for.....

Don't quote me, but looks good on paper...

[saniko]

Huh... I'm finding A4 PDFs to be flawless. With tables and everything. For the most difficult ones, I just go landscape, zoom in to crop the margins, and lock the "spanning" to just vertical and not horizontal. The results are usually larger than what the document/graph would look like on a A4 page.

Let me know if there is a PDF that you need help with. I hate to be an Apple fanboy, but I'm ridiculously happy with the iPad for PDF viewing. I think the best is yet to come, but goodreader is pretty sweet for 99 cents.

[Mirrorlike]

Originally Posted by Mr. Goodbar

Please do post the pictures.

Sorry for the delay.

See it's a little too small, but landscape mode & the quick refresh makes it mostly a non-issue.

[sahmad88]

Is anyone aware of a PDF reader that does hyperlinks? I am a math teacher and three of my textbooks are in PDF format. However each textbook is broken into several files (each section is a separate file). The file names are not friendly, so you really need to use the links to navigate the PDF.

[Mirrorlike]

Originally Posted by sahmad88

Is anyone aware of a PDF reader that does hyperlinks? I am a math teacher and three of my textbooks are in PDF format. However each textbook is broken into several files (each section is a separate file). The file names are not friendly, so you really need to use the links to navigate the PDF.

you can use acrobat (full version) to combine multiple pdfs into one...

[Estuche]

Hi, can anyone please confirm if this software allows for text highlight, bookmarks and notes on PDF docs?!!

Furthermore, how "heavy" is the iPad? Can you guys stand 3-4 hours of nonstop reading?

Many thanks,

[pilotbob]

Originally Posted by Estuche

Hi, can anyone please confirm if this software allows for text highlight, bookmarks and notes on PDF docs?!!

It will only cost you $1 to find out.

BOb

[Estuche]

Originally Posted by pilotbob

It will only cost you $1 to find out.

BOb

Right, even if I am just a potential iPad owner who happens to be considering one for reading academic papers

Nice assumption there BOb

[pilotbob]

Originally Posted by Estuche

Right, even if I am just a potential iPad owner who happens to be considering one for reading academic papers

Nice assumption there BOb

So it will cost you $500 to find out.

I was just kidding around.

I'm sure someone here will let you know.

BOb

[Estuche]

Originally Posted by pilotbob

So it will cost you $500 to find out.

I was just kidding around.

I'm sure someone here will let you know.

BOb

Looking forward to it. The iPad would be a great way to keep organized all my readings

[Mirrorlike]

Originally Posted by Estuche

Hi, can anyone please confirm if this software allows for text highlight, bookmarks and notes on PDF docs?!!

Furthermore, how "heavy" is the iPad? Can you guys stand 3-4 hours of nonstop reading?

Many thanks,

I just looked through goodread. I found bookmarks, but not highlight or notes. Hopefully some other app has it.

[cavi]

So far I love mine it has for sure replaced my net book and my Sony reader. Io have been using the kindle reader on the iPad, works great, you can even get a sepia background, easy on the eyes

[ankit]

I installed goodreads, and am a little underwhelmed. The performance is a little slow (compared to say, safari), and zooming/panning is not as snappy as I had expected. Even scrolling through the reflow text only version is slow and lags a bit. Also, I couldn't figure a way of highlighting or commenting.

[Harmon]

Originally Posted by cavi

So far I love mine it has for sure replaced my net book and my Sony reader. Io have been using the kindle reader on the iPad, works great, you can even get a sepia background, easy on the eyes

I use the sepia on my iPhone for that reason. But on the iPad I find that white is more comfortable because I can lower the brightness.

[Estuche]

Hey this seems like a nice software, any experience with it?

iAnnotate:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3NJTwPPH8Fk

PS: I know it is a weird request, but could someone please upload a pic of/describe an iPad placed horizontally next to a vertical 8 1/2x11 sheet of paper...? that way it is possible to tell if a document read horizontally on the iPad = half of a normally sized (non-zoomed) PDF document. Hopefully it makes sense!