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The reMarkable is pretty big, maybe that's the key?
by kevinmgranger 5y ago
The reMarkable is pretty big, maybe that's the key?
- AlanYx 5y agoThe Remarkable is the device that convinced me of the value of e-readers, but it's not so much the screen size as it is the ability to just scribble notes in the margins, and underline, circle etc. easily. You can install Koreader on the Remarkable, but then it's just another ereader without a frontlight, rather than something more tangible like a book. I convert everything to PDF before moving it to the device though, for a lot of reasons, some aesthetic and some related to lack of functionality in the built-in epub converter. It's a shame there is no software that does a perfect job at converting epub to PDF though. I use one of three different workflows depending on the source material. One tip for those using the device: the built-in margin trimming feature for PDFs also lets you add margins on whatever side of the document you want, which is a bit counterintuitive but really useful if you like scribbling in the margins.
- maltalex 5y agoHow suitable is it for reading PDFs with code/diagrams?
- phyalow 5y agoBasically the best thing I have ever used for PDF's with graphics/formulas/code. I am a very happy user.
- AlanYx 5y agoIt's excellent, with one important caveat: provided the text size is not too small. The way small font sizes (<=8pt on an 8.5x11 PDF page) get rendered/antialiased on the device reduces their contrast a little -- they end up a little more grey than pure black, which isn't ideal.