sony e reader and game related pdfs

[falcarrion]

Hello everyone,
I recently purchased a sony e reader hopeing to read various gameing products on it. The reason I chose the e reader over the the Kindle was the price and the fact I can load pdf's directly on it. The kindle you need to have the file translated to load on the kindle.
So with that said here is what I need your help with.

When I load either Kolbad Quarterly or Level up magazine ( I have subscriptions to both and get them in pdf format) they load fine in the small print format. But the print is so small that you almost can't read it. When you increase the print size is scarambles the magazine.

So does anyone know of a way to increase the print size and reload it so it can be read?

 

[Eridanis]

Scooting over to the tech forum.

 

[tenkar]

I'm not sure which model Sony you have but I can speak with experience about the 505. change the orientation to horizontal. You will only see one half of the page at a time this way but the print size should be more readable.

The kindle 1 and 2 do not play well with converted PDFs that contain tables. The DX handles them fine but the price is admitedly high.

 

[falcarrion]

I'm using a 505 e reader. I tried it in landscape but that din't help.
some of the pages will not size due to the lay out.

 

[tenkar]

hmmm... i forgot that the 505 will reformat the pdf to flow the text. The Jetbook zooms in on the page, so you are forced to move around, but it keeps the page intact.

now I remember why my 505 is for book reading primarily.

short of sony coming out with a firmware update i don't know of a soluion.

 

[Deuce Traveler]

I also purchased an e-reader 505 for the same reasons you did. I really like the device, but the best view I can get is by turning it to landscape and zooming once in.

 

[tenkar]

I've been enjoying reading most (not all) of my gaming pdfs on the Kindle DX. The DX doesn't have a zoom, in order to enlarge the page you have to switch to a horizontal orientation. Most of my pdfs are readable for my eyes in a vertical orientation, but my GF would be lucky to read it horizontally at all.

The DX is a good pdf reader but far from perfect.

 

[Jayson4]

I just wanna know if it's any good or not. I read a lot, and my parents are tired of going out to buy books. So they wanna get an ebook reader thingy instead. How good is the Amazon Kindle too, if you can tell me? Or, does anyone know any better ones? Please give reasons why whichever is better or not. Thanks ^-^

 

[Felon]

I just wanna know if it's any good or not. I read a lot, and my parents are tired of going out to buy books. So they wanna get an ebook reader thingy instead. How good is the Amazon Kindle too, if you can tell me? Or, does anyone know any better ones? Please give reasons why whichever is better or not. Thanks ^-^

According to reports from the CES exhibition, there are a million different readers coming out this year, and there's a big question if there's any real demand for any of them because most folks don't want to carry around a device that only does that one thing. The big buzz that the tech crowd are waiting on is for Apple to announce a tablet device that will kind of make the ereaders seem quaint and obsolete.

I mention this because I have the Sony ereader touch edition, and after reading one book on it, it's been sitting in its charger for months. Now, part of that is that I like a lot of older authors, and for whatever reason publishers haven't glommed onto the fact that epublishing leaves them without a good reason to leave popular series out-of-print. But the other part of it is just that lugging around the ereader just seems like a bigger hassle than it seemed when I was window shopping, especially since I can download Kindle books directly onto my iphone.

Having said that, if you're married to the idea of getting an ereader and you need one right now, I'll tell you about what I have expriences with. I like the Sony touch edition. The size is quite good, fitting comfortably in my jacket-lining pocket. The ability to scroll with a finger swipe is very convenient, but there's a bit of glare, which is something you will have to endure on anything with a touch screen. However, it's far less pronounced than in previous models. The battery lasts pretty much forever--ok, maybe not forever, but over a week.

The Kindle DX is pretty sweet because it's got free wireless connnectivity to the book store, no hotspot required. And the screen is huge. There's a lot to be said for physical buttons too. You need a backpack if you're going to carry it around. The real downside is that you are stuck shopping for Kindle books with Amazon, whereas Sony's readers are open to non-proprietary formats, allowing you to read text files and PDF's. With the Sony, you can buy your books from third-party stores and even check them from local libraries that support books in the ePub format (whcih nobody around me seems to, but maybe you'll be luckier).

 

[Aurumvorax]

Ever since I got a Sony Ereader the thing pretty much stays in my pocket 24/7. As much as I love dead tree, I can't be arsed to carry around tons of books and I usually find myself on a train, bus, or plane almost every week.

The reason why the print is so small is because of the format. I have a number of roleplaying books on my ereader but I had to convert them to text. It removes the pictures and warps the charts but it's still readable and can easily be navigated.

I think in a few years we'll reach the point where Adobe will create an option to modify pdfs specifically for ereader format especially if the big wigs like Microsoft, Apple, and Google get into the ereader business.

In summary, the value of the ereader depends entirely on your schedule and shelf space. If you don't like lugging books around, travel a lot, or don't fancy yourself a collector I see little reason not to have one.