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points by arcanemachiner 4 days ago | 0 comments

I love how that site offers a phone-formatted PDF as an option. How thoughtful!

You may enjoy the reflow feature on Koreader. It fits a pdfs content into a screenwidth single column layout. That text is also zoomable.

[–] msdz 4 days ago

Does it work on scanned (non-“digital”) PDFs as well? That has been my biggest pain point so far. Haven’t tried Koreader yet.

[–] qifzer 4 days ago

I have found that it works surprisingly well on PDFs ripped from the Internet Archive. These PDFs tend to be OCR'd scanned copies of the book. I doubt that it would work if the text is not selectable at all.

[–] dominotw 4 days ago

i got duo to increase my reading.

[–] deskamess 4 days ago

Is it working out well for tech pdf's and books? Once I saw the form factor I realized it would be better than an iPad (less heavy, better battery) and that is the use case I am looking at. Might wait till v2.

[–] y1n0 4 days ago

From what I understand the iPad mini weighs the same with a slightly larger screen. Has their matte display option.

I have big pockets so for me it’s probably pocketable. But I still would have a phone. So I’ve got a duo on order with a year lease so I’m not stuck if I don’t think it’s great.

I have to confess to considering a mini with cellular instead of a phone altogether though.

[–] y1n0 4 days ago

My old crappy eyes need big screens for this. I have one on order. I’m ambivilating over the screen crack issue.