Not exact matches
The PRS - 700 is sleeker
than the Kindle; faster processor speeds up the
device; new touch - screen interface offers better ergonomics and is easier to use; with the addition of an optional memory card (SD or Memory Stick Pro), it's capable of storing thousands of electronic books; font size is adjustable; decent battery life; displays Word and
PDF files (and zooms them), shows most image files, and plays MP3 and AAC audio; built - in LED lighting isn't great but allows you to read in the dark.
If you use Amazon's free conversion service, you can read it on your Kindle more easily
than if you simply move the
PDF file to your
device.
The takeaway here: if
PDFs are a significant part of your ebook library, and you want to consider a Nook, you may wish to consider a tablet rather
than one of the e-ink
devices.
But really, this is less an Oasis / Kindle problem
than it is a problem of e-ink
devices being suboptimal for reading
PDFs in general.
It is about 30 % faster
than Adobe Reader (very important for searching, as normally searching a
PDF file is impractical, e.g. if you have 10,000 pages, as a in a typical book optimized for 6 ″
device, see http://www.bibles.org.uk/study-edition.html)
The Remarkable has a 10.3 - inch E Ink screen and it supports ePub and
PDF formats, but it continues to remain more of a writing tablet
than a reading
device.
This
device has a larger screen
than the standard Kindle and supports
PDF files.
Its app rejects any attempts by users to sync any files other
than PDFs, the same format the
device produces notes in.
As useful as this is for business purposes, the Kindle
devices and apps can do more
than PDFs.
When viewed on other
devices, the layout of the
PDFs tend to get disoriented and this is the reason why it's less adaptable
than a epub or.
Might be different for people who definitely have no other plans with the
device than take notes on
PDFs ONLY and use Windows.
This
device has a larger screen
than its predecessors and supports
PDF files natively.
The all - plastic back of the
device is less slippery
than the aluminum used in the iPad 2 and the Motorola XOOM, so it is slightly easier to hold with one hand which makes it more ideal for reading eBooks, websites and
PDF's.
It's got its niche to appeal to, such as students and the military (and as a Navy vet, I can definitely see the benefits of having a couple hundred
PDF tech publications available on a single 7 ounce
device with exceptional battery life, potentially with a built in light for evening operations or those under darker
than normal conditions).
With support of the Adobe Reader Mobile software development kit (SDK) on more
than 85
devices and applications, consumers can download and read protected ebooks from Google eBooks in both
PDF and EPUB format.
We recommend that you save your content in
PDF format and then open the
PDF on a Kindle Fire
device (or other similar size tablet) to see if your text is smaller
than 4 mm.
I loaded the same 90 MB
PDF into both
devices and the Kindle can open it in about 2 seconds and turn pages in less
than one second.
Why Amazon has chosen to give the smaller, less expensive
device more features and better
PDF functionality
than the larger
device that was in part designed for
PDF use makes no sense.
In fact the last time I checked Amazon's conversion did a much better job reflowing
PDFs than Adobe's
PDF reflow on
devices like the Nook.
Its margins are so large that the Fire HD 8 is no better
than a 6 ″
device for a
PDF.
Granted, the DX and its software is old and a DX may be hard to find, but the DX does
PDFs better
than about any other
device.
Other
than the advertising, this is the same
device as the Kindle 3 Wi - Fi: a 6» Pearl E Ink display, 4 GB internal memory (3 GB available to use), USB port, Audio out and support for Kindle books, TXT,
PDFs, MOBI, HTML, DOC and MP3.