Any used reader will do what you want (even the Amazon one can usb to open source software for easy transfers, I use calibre). But, be aware that many (all?) PDFs can't be rescaled dynamically. In essence, you are browsing a jpg picture of each page, and it wont look great or be pleasant to read at all.
On the other hand, if your files are in a dedicated ereader format (.mobi etc) or even Word/text files, the reader can scale the text correctly, page changing will work and you can make the text giant if your eyesight requires it.
Used kindles are basically free, my one is 10 years old and still works, but battery only last two weeks instead of a month.
If you *have* to read PDFs, you will probably need a bigger tablet sized device as opposed to the 'paperback' sized readers. And even then, it may not be great to read. The automatic pdf to emobi conversion tools can work, but expect plenty of transcription errors.
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Date: 2021-11-14 02:08 am (UTC)Any used reader will do what you want (even the Amazon one can usb to open source software for easy transfers, I use calibre). But, be aware that many (all?) PDFs can't be rescaled dynamically. In essence, you are browsing a jpg picture of each page, and it wont look great or be pleasant to read at all.
On the other hand, if your files are in a dedicated ereader format (.mobi etc) or even Word/text files, the reader can scale the text correctly, page changing will work and you can make the text giant if your eyesight requires it.
Used kindles are basically free, my one is 10 years old and still works, but battery only last two weeks instead of a month.
If you *have* to read PDFs, you will probably need a bigger tablet sized device as opposed to the 'paperback' sized readers. And even then, it may not be great to read. The automatic pdf to emobi conversion tools can work, but expect plenty of transcription errors.
Hope this helps,
Damian