I bought an iPad 1 specifically for reading, since much of the technical stuff I read is off the net, formatted for a 3-ring binder. Also, nothing beats PDF for mathematics. It has worked extremely well. I have virtually stopped using my printer, which I used to print out manuals, sections of source code, etc. The iPad has become the most important component of my paperless office; the ScanSnap is the second.
Retina resolution would be nice, but I get along without it. The iPad mini might be nice, but full letter- or A4- sized PDFs might be bit harder to read. My recommendation would be to stay above 9 inches. --Barry MacKichan On Feb 8, 2013, at 4:59 PM, Gary Schiltz wrote: > To me, it's debatable whether switching from hardcopy books to ebooks is a > net environmental plus. However, living down here in Ecuador makes it a real > pain in the butt to get hardcopies of technical books, especially in English. > So far, I've been reading PDFs on my laptop, but the screen is too far from > my face to really take advantage of its resolution. So, I'm considering > either an iPad or some sort of Android tablet. A smaller form factor like > Kindle Fire or Nexus 7 would be fine for material that can be reformatted on > the fly, but I really prefer pre-formatted PDF ebooks. I'm afraid that a > seven inch screen would be too small for most PDF ebooks. Does anyone here > use a tablet to read PDFs? I'd appreciate hearing of your experiences. > ============================================================ > FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv > Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College > to unsubscribe http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com ============================================================ FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College to unsubscribe http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com
