Academics: reformat papers to make note taking on your tablet easier.

I am a researcher. Reading academic papers on my tablet is great because I have them all with me anywhere I travel. Plus, my notes are highly organized and never get lost.

However, one problem with digital papers on my tablet is that there is not enough space in the margins to take meaningful hand-written notes.

To solve this problem, I wrote an app that reformats the conventional 2-column academic paper to move each column to its own page. This creates plenty of white space for taking notes!

Check out my tweet for pictures of an academic paper before/after being reformatted.

Do you currently read academic papers on a tablet? If yes, which device do you use and what is your note taking technique?

Would you pay for an app to reformat PDFs to make digital note taking easier?