Re: [SLUG] eee pc 900 (20080709)

[daveg@xxxxxxxxx]

Quoting Luke Vanderfluit <luke.vanderfluit@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>:

> Ill be using mine to read pdfs.
> Yes, its an alternative to an e reader for me, so weight is important.
> Im not sure if its going to work out at all as such but Ill give it a go.
> The main drawback with e-readers is that they cant render pdfs properly
> or at all. Sony and Amazon readers are proprietary format (they may do
> pdf but I cant seem to confirm yay or nay).

Both the Amazon and Sony readers definitely can read PDFs amongst  
other formats. But due the size of the screens, some PDFs (especially  
if they've been published for larger page formats) can look a tad  
average. Not sure about the Amazon Kindle but I know that you can't  
read DRM'ed PDFs on the Sony PRS-500/505. [1]

With the Sony eReader, there is particularly good support via the open  
source program Calibre [2]. Looks like it has Linux, Windows and Mac  
OS X support.

1: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sony_Reader
2: http://calibre.kovidgoyal.net/