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Best e Ink tablets for reading and annotating PDF files

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We have already discussed the PDF reading capabilities of the main e-readers on the market. While some offer a perfectly acceptable experience for those who only wish to read PDF documents, e Ink tablets are equipped with a stylus and aren’t limited to reading: they make it possible to annotate a document or to take notes. They can replace notebooks and be used as e-paper. Unlike consumer e-readers, which aren’t ideal for PDF files, most e Ink tablets are great for working on PDF documents. However, some are better at that task than others, and have very powerful features. For example, it is possible to mark pages as “favorites”, to easily export quotations, or to use various strategies (symbols, keywords…) to annotate your PDFs etc. Which model stands out from the crowd, which would better be avoided, and why? Let’s find out!


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PDF reading capacities of the main ebook readers on the market

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If you want to read PDF documents (academic papers, newspaper articles, scanned books, etc.), you need to be aware that not all e-readers have the same PDF reading capabilities. Some come with a fairly minimal PDF-reading software, while others are better suited at opening and displaying a PDF, or make it easy to install a third party software that will make the reading experience great.

This article focuses on the PDF-reading capabilities of “consumer” e-readers on the market, i.e. the ones you’ll find on most shops and on online retailers such as Amazon, which are produced by companies that have been making e-readers for years and are conceived to read digital books, but can also – and sometimes very well – allow you to read and even annotate PDF documents.


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Boox Tab X – 13.3″ (A4) e-Ink tablet

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There aren’t many eReaders or e-Ink tablets in A4 format. Yet this is the ideal format for reading A4 documents, or to split the screen and to read a book (PDF or ePub) on one side, and take notes on the other… With the Boox Tab X, the chinese manufacturer Onyx offers a high-performance, highly versatile product. What are its features, strengths and weaknesses? Is it the right device for your needs? Let’s find out…


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Boyue Likebook Alita

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The
Likebook Alita
is
the latest product from the Chinese manufacturer. Being an e-reader
on Android, it has good hardware and software capabilities. With its
10.3-inch screen, would it be the dream e-reader for researchers,
students and other great PDFs readers?


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