Reading scientific papers (pdf) on Kindle paperwhite

Question

I'm considering asking Santa a Kindle Paperwhite.

My primary use would be to read scientific papers, mostly about physics, and with equations. These papers would be in PDF format, and often two columns.

What can I expect then ? Is there a need to convert/reformat the PDF firsts ? How does the kindle paperwhite display equations, and/or non roman alphabets ?

Intuitivism

If you vote to close, please let me know where I should ask then. – Intuitivism

You could try SuperUser, or possibly googling it, given that the first link back is a detailed examination of this question. – Wendywendye

Hum, thanks for the link, I feel a bit stupid now ! – Intuitivism

Answer 1

k2pdfopt is the most effective thing I've found, by far.

Hartman

This is a great answer! Thanks a lot for sharing it :-) – Suint

Does this work well on research paper that has math formulas in it? – Cosignatory

Answer 2

As mentioned, k2pdfopt is the best choice. To make it easier to use, I made this service for anyone want to read academic papers on kindle like me. Link: http://wooya.me/post/kindle-pdf-optimization-service/

Gnotobiotics

It'd be great if you make it open source. – Swayne