I used to hate them too but that changed when i switched to an e-paper reader and use epub files instead of PDFs. With the e-ink (or e-paper) display the pages

I used to hate them too but that changed when i switched to an e-paper reader and use epub files instead of PDFs. With the e-ink (or e-paper) display the pages look like framed book pages, the battery lasts forever and it weights no more than a paperback.