I hate PDFs basically for the same reasons you seem to like them.
It's far easier to configure FBReader to have small margins, nice colors and use gestures to flip a page, than to deal with the fixed page format issues of PDFs.
Re:How ebooks lost their shine
by jerryszczerry on Friday April 28, 2017 @09:54AM
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> I consider PDF viewers to be superior to the experience offered by ebook viewers. For example, Having to tap the left and right side of the screen to move between pages is a pain compared to swiping up or down in a fluid motion.
> […] On the same device PDF viewer will zoom text to use the entire screen with a double tap of a paragraph.
I believe there are shortcomings of the ebook viewing software, not the ebook format.
> no matter where I might be
Well, with a few exceptions, such as an airplane and some other places (on a trail, deep in the woods) where you may not have an internet connection.
Re:How ebooks lost their shine
by robomartin on Friday April 28, 2017 @01:29AM
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If that will be the case I take a USB stick or preload my device with what I'll need
I consider PDF viewers to be superior to the experience offered by ebook viewers. For example, Having to tap the left and right side of the screen to move between pages is a pain compared to swiping up or down in a fluid motion.
Another issue is the waste of space by trying to simulate paper. On my iPad both Apple's and Amazon's ebook readers display almost an inch of white space margin all around the page. On the same device PDF viewer will zoom text to use the entire screen with a double tap of a paragraph.
And then there's zooming.
PDF's are easier to view on multilple devices. I keep all my books on Dropbox. They are instantly available no matter where I might be.