I read lots of ebooks and I have also tried around 15 ebook readers. The Kindle DX may be out of date, but it is a dependable workhorse for PDFs. I took my Kindle DX to my HOA’s annual meeting because a PDF downloaded from the County website made an important point. PDFs on my DX run to manuals,HOA docs, work docs, academic papers, and textbooks- in addition to run-of-the-mill books. MS Word does a better job of converting to PDFs, I found.īarry wanted to know what PDFs were for. Convert the PDF to TXT and then use MS Word to find the proper font type and size. As long as I don’t have tables or graphs to worry about, I found a workaround. Sometimes a PDF’s font on the DX isn’t dark enough or bold enough for my taste. Its margins are so large that the Fire HD 8 is no better than a 6″ device for a PDF. I thought a Fire HD 8 would be better for PDFs than a device with a 6″ screen. Good enough and inexpensive due to a special sale. For now I will stick with the Kindle DX for PDFs. ?Į-pub ad mobi are great formats for novels and documents that are primarily “text”, but they are not good formats for documents that have lots of graphics and tables.įor some of us the ability to read PDFs is huge! This is also where a large e-reader works best for PDFs - ideally you want to be able to see an entire PDF page on the screen, and for it to be large enough that you can read it easily. The tables, illustrations, charts, etc… are so critical to these documents - that e-pub and mobi are essentially non-options for these types of documents.
One of my biggest uses for PDFs - is I play a lot of role playing games and the rule books and supplements for the games are normally available in PDF (, etc…)– For these types of books and manuals PDF works the best. I can give a lot of examples where mobi and e-pub just don’t work very well - it’s basically with documents and books that have a lot of illustrations, graphics, tables, and charts… etc…įor example a math book and other educational and reference books that use graphics, charts, illustrations, etc… Many people might not need PDFs but there are quite a few people that do.
If they ever update the software to add more ereading features it might be a decent option but considering the high price it’s hard to imagine it ever being a better choice than Sony or Onyx.įiled Under: eBook Readers Tagged With: PDF It’s more of a digital notepad than an ereader.
Remarkable – Some people ask about the Remarkable in regards to PDFs but I don’t consider it a viable option because the software is only half-finished.
You can install KOReader to add a bunch of additional features, but it’s kind of a hassle to deal with and the Aura One’s screen size really isn’t big enough-it’s not significantly better than a 6-inch ereader when it comes to displaying PDFs. Kobo Aura One with KOReader – The 7.8-inch Kobo Aura One is another possible option, but the stock software is too basic. The Kindle Oasis 2 has a slightly larger 7-inch screen but it’s not large enough to make a difference. Amazon’s PDF software is the same on all Kindles, and all but the entry-level model have 300 ppi screens, so they’re mostly the same, but the Kindle Paperwhite is the best value for an inexpensive PDF reader, as it offers more PDF features than other brands like Kobo and Nook. Kindle Paperwhite – If you want a small and cheap ereader for PDFs, the most economical option is the Kindle Paperwhite 3. The Sony DPT-RP1 supports PDF format only so it’s rather limited functionally, but it also doubles as a digital notepad with the included stylus pen. The hardware is exceptional and the software is quick and responsive, although it does lack some basic navigation features, like table of contents support and the ability to go back.
Sony DPT-RP1 – The 13.3-inch Sony DPT-RP1 Digital Paper device is a good option for reading PDFs, along with its smaller brother, the 10.3-inch Sony DPT-CP1.
Onyx’s PDF software is the most advanced of any ereaders, and their Android OS open to install apps. Onyx Boox – Onyx offers several large screen ebook readers, including the 10.3-inch Onyx Boox Note and the 13.3-inch Onyx Boox Max2, and there are some other options as well, including the Onyx Boox N96 with a frontlight. You can use a small 6-inch Kindle for PDFs, and it works pretty well in landscape mode, but if you want an ereader primarily for PDFs a larger screen is the better way to go. Given the format, the best ereaders for PDFs are the ones with larger screens. In many cases you can get an iPad or other tablet for less with a lot more features than a simple ebook reader, so it just depends on what you’re looking for and how much you want to spend. Note that this list includes ereaders with E Ink screens only.