Comments on: Kindle PDF feature, Kindle Vs Sony PDF

By: Trevor

Trevor — Fri, 12 Nov 2010 21:52:01 +0000

Extremely helpful videos, thank you very much for taking the time to do these.

By: switch11

switch11 — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 02:04:32 +0000

you’re welcome. yes, Sony hasn’t done any firmware updates so it’s lead here has disappeared and the Kindle is slightly better now.

By: nic

nic — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 01:26:22 +0000

thanks for looking at them i guess now the kindle is better because of saving the zoom:) ill probably chose this now

By: switch11

switch11 — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 01:23:00 +0000

File 1 – Binder PDF file works perfectly. In landscape mode you could probably get by without having to zoom. In portrait mode you would have to zoom as text is very tiny. Figures and tables translate perfectly.

File 2 – Cisco Document. All the formatting and diagrams are fine. The PDF shows up as a tiny file. You have to zoom in 20% and then each page translates into 4 pages and is readable. You could also rotate and read the PDF in landscape mode. You can always zoom more (to 300% if needed).
The combination of landscape mode and zoom works very well and you can get quite a large font size.

Images, the in-pdf shading of certain text, bold, tables, formatting all look fine. All 15 pages look fine.

Basically, it’s very readable if you don’t mind zooming in (zoom level is saved when you turn pages) and panning around (panning isn’t saved as you turn pages). You could also change PDF’s to larger font size (less words per page) and then your 15 page document would be a 60 page document that you could read one page at a time without zooming or panning.

Have emailed you some photos of the PDFs on Kindle.

By: nic

nic — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 22:58:19 +0000

so heres two pdfs that i have to normally read:
[File 1]
[File 2]
how do they read? thanks again

By: switch11

switch11 — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 22:37:28 +0000

Yes, it’s easy – however, in PDF mode you can’t highlight or add notes. And if you convert the formatting might be lost.
Add a link to a typical PDF textbook file that you would want to read on the Kindle and I’ll test it out for you.

By: nic

nic — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 17:19:40 +0000

thanks for the response,
so if i edit the pdf and make all the fonts bigger it will also be bigger on the readers:)
and its easy to read something like a text book on the kindle right. also if i convert the file type whats lost?
thanks:)

By: switch11

switch11 — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 14:38:16 +0000

Changing font size on computer is reflected.
Pan and Zoom works decently. The Kindle has a 6″ screen so do keep that in mind.

Sony Touch Edition has got good zoom – but the zoom goes away on turning pages which hinders smooth reading. On Kindle it stays across page turns.

If you convert PDF to a Kindle format you can do additional things – add notes and highlights, have the text read to you, etc. so if you want those features it is definitely a good idea to convert.

By: nic

nic — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 07:13:46 +0000

just wondering seeing all the many reviews of the kindle.
how easy is it to read pdfs on the kindle 2 especially with the new pan and zoom and text size? and compared to the sony prs pocket or touch?

and is it better to convert it first to something else from pdf then put on the kindle or leave it alone?
also does changing the font size of the document on the computer make a diference on the kindle

By: jay

jay — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 23:59:14 +0000

yeah
get a prs 900
i still regret getting this damn kindle 2..
it sucks..