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I prefer PDF files rather than ebook formats. I don't like the idea of being locked into a particular technology, be it Apple's or Amazon's. I consider PDF vi
by robomartin 10y ago
I prefer PDF files rather than ebook formats. I don't like the idea of being locked into a particular technology, be it Apple's or Amazon's.
I consider PDF viewers to be superior to the experience offered by ebook viewers. For example, Having to tap the left and right side of the screen to move between pages is a pain compared to swiping up or down in a fluid motion.
Another issue is the waste of space by trying to simulate paper. On my iPad both Apple's and Amazon's ebook readers display almost an inch of white space margin all around the page. On the same device PDF viewer will zoom text to use the entire screen with a double tap of a paragraph.
And then there's zooming.
PDF's are easier to view on multilple devices. I keep all my books on Dropbox. They are instantly available no matter where I might be.
- Koshkin 10y ago> no matter where I might be Well, with a few exceptions, such as an airplane and some other places (on a trail, deep in the woods) where you may not have an internet connection.
- robomartin 10y agoIf that will be the case I take a USB stick or preload my device with what I'll need
- Shorel 10y agoI hate PDFs basically for the same reasons you seem to like them. It's far easier to configure FBReader to have small margins, nice colors and use gestures to flip a page, than to deal with the fixed page format issues of PDFs.
- jerryszczerry 10y ago> I consider PDF viewers to be superior to the experience offered by ebook viewers. For example, Having to tap the left and right side of the screen to move between pages is a pain compared to swiping up or down in a fluid motion. > […] On the same device PDF viewer will zoom text to use the entire screen with a double tap of a paragraph. I believe there are shortcomings of the ebook viewing software, not the ebook format.