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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Kristian Serrano" data-source="post: 4637790" data-attributes="member: 13046">My issues with PDFs are as follows:<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">I print (some) PDFs only because I can't view them well enough or easily enough on a handheld device, and there is not handheld device designed to handle PDFs well enough. It seems the ideal solution would be to have a netbook (preferable touchscreen) that displays in portrait mode.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Not all PDFs are cheaper than print copy *glaring at WotC*</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">By default, PDFs (and/or Adobe Reader) do not allow the consumer to create custom bookmarks and comments/notes. Yes, the publisher can enable this, but I believe it still requires the standard version of Acrobat.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">I cannot append pages of custom written material or web enhancements.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">If I buy a print book, I can write in it, bookmark it, add sticky notes, and insert a printed copy of additional material. As a consumer, I should have the right to do that with an electronic copy without having to spend $200 on software and/or needing permission from the publisher.</li> </ul>I have used PDFs in the past to review a lowcost copy of the book and then buy a print copy if I use it enough, but to reiterate my point above, I wouldn't feel the need to have a print copy if handhelds could handle them better and if I were able to bookmark and annotate my PDFs freely.Heck, I've even purchased PDFs that didn't allow the content to be indexed by desktop searh utilities, which I depend on to find content on my computer.Seriously, as nice as a PDF can be, the limitations Adobe and some publishers put on them really piss me off!</blockquote>

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