How well do tech books hold up on the Kindle? If there is code, does it display OK? I realize there is no syntax coloring, which is a major downside for me, but I guess for small amounts of code it might be OK. How about diagrams?
I imagine anything with large amounts of code won't do well in this format. Higher-level (like the OP mentioned) or software-engineering books might do a bit better (I have Mythical Man-Month in queue).
Kindle DX does perfectly well with PDF, although you don't get real zoom (if you turn it horizontal, though, it will fit the PDF to the Kindle DX's width). PDFs also lose the dictionary lookup and markup abilities that you get by using the Kindle's mobipocket formats or plain TXT. I don't know how it works if you convert your PDFs; I believe images can be included for diagrams. Pictures look very good on the Kindle in general.
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How well do tech books hold up on the Kindle? If there is code, does it display OK? I realize there is no syntax coloring, which is a major downside for me, but I guess for small amounts of code it might be OK. How about diagrams?
I imagine anything with large amounts of code won't do well in this format. Higher-level (like the OP mentioned) or software-engineering books might do a bit better (I have Mythical Man-Month in queue).
Yes, they look wonderful:
http://www.matthewdavidwilliams.com/2009/06/12/technical-doc...
Aah, this is on a Kindle Dx - I only have the Kindle 2...
Kindle DX does perfectly well with PDF, although you don't get real zoom (if you turn it horizontal, though, it will fit the PDF to the Kindle DX's width). PDFs also lose the dictionary lookup and markup abilities that you get by using the Kindle's mobipocket formats or plain TXT. I don't know how it works if you convert your PDFs; I believe images can be included for diagrams. Pictures look very good on the Kindle in general.