LaTeX Latex Compatability with Ereaders

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Ereaders can be a great tool for studying, especially with the convenience of having numerous books in one device. However, users face significant challenges when working with PDFs, experiencing slow load times of up to 10 seconds per page. The EPUB format offers faster performance, but conversion tools often struggle with mathematical formulas, leading to poor results. Despite attempts to convert files to HTML or using software like Calibre, the issues with formula rendering persist across various ereader models. As a result, many users still prefer traditional paper for reading complex materials.
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I just bought an ereader to help me study (on my bosses time =P ), fantastic little thing by the way, cheap and cheerful, no e-ink display so I have colour. Maybe I will consider a colour e-paper machine when they come out and can turn a page without giving bystanders seizures. For 80 quid I am pretty pleased, i already have 3000 books on the damn thing. =D

Only one problem, woorking with .pdfs is very, very slow, up to 10 seconds to load a page. Working with the epub format, the thing is pretty fast. There are all kinds of convertors for x to epub. But they all suck with formulae, sometimes its reasonable, but never perfect, and for the most part it chews them to shreds.

Anyone have a recommendation? I already emailed the supplier, tried conversion to html first, calibre also can't handle this. I have read that .epub is in fact modded html with a little compression, don't know if this is true but seeing as formula come out correct in a browser I am confused as to why my reader is having problems. I also read this is a common problem with pretty much all makes and models, non will do this off the shelf.
 
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I haven't found a good solution yet, which is why I stick to paper. 10 seconds for loading a PDF is unacceptable, and unless you want to get an iPad and buy into Apple's whole exclusionist practices it's not worth the hassle.
 

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