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I was just looking to see if there were any decent ereaders that could handle research papers in PDF format. I couldn't find anything but I guess there's hope for one in the future.

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Have you looked at the reMarkable tablet?

https://remarkable.com/

Great for reading PDFs as they're displayed at about real size.

I love the hardware and they provide you root access. I really didn't like their software for document sync, but I installed syncthing and it works like a charm. Next step for me is to replace their document reader.

I would second this, its pricey at $600 (on sale for $500) but it does read well. My first 'ereader' type device was the iRex Iliad and it had similar features. I had really hoped that Plastic Logic would meet the need for an affordable and durable e-ink screen but they augured into the ground[1] based on their own hubris.

[1] Yes, there is a shell out there that owns the rights but the original effort/team was killed by shooting too high and flaming out.

Looks neat, but $500? Yikes.

How is that expensive ? Unless you expect to only use it very rarely ?

While the writing feature may be good, it offers a very tiny subset of overall functionality than an iPad while being the same price.

Lack of color e-ink (even if only in 4 tones) is probably the only thing that is keeping me from ditching using lots and lots of paper. Can't wait for one, even if it's much more expensive than an iPad (which, BTW, always seemed to be a toy to me, but I hear that they got better...)

Yep, definitely a bit steep. I saved a little ($~100?) by going for the refurbished model though.

You probably want the Sony DPT-RP1. It's not cheap but that's basically the use case it was designed for.

My wife has the remarkable. It's nice, even if slightly too small for a 2 columns pdf. But the feeling of writing with the pen is simply fantastic.

On the not-so-bright side, the software is not the greatest and it has a few bugs and limitations.

If you can find it, the Kindle DX can be a good solution too. The screen is 9.7", big enough to fit an A4 paper. And it can read PDFs and allows uploads via USB cable.

Sadly, Amazon has discontinued it. And newer tablets are probably faster and/or have better resolution. But if you're willing to change its battery once it dies, a second hand one could be what you want.

ReMarkable might work for this but isn't color, if that's what you're looking for. Nice form factor for PDFs and really good e-writing functionality IMO.

You can try covert a lot of them to 6' using k2pdfopt

You can also look into Likebook and Boox brands which has various Android 10/13 inch eink tablet.

i think the ReMarkable might be of interest

Rumours tell that next generation ReMarkable 2 is just around the corner, possible release in January.

Still probably won't be in color, considering the ongoing progress...

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