I read all my ebooks sideloaded on an e-ink ereader, and am happy with that.

I've recently bought a cheap 8" ereader with 1024x768 display. And it occurred to me I could now read some of the magazines that get posted on here.

My world expands ... :p

question is ... since they're mostly posted in .pdf format, what's the best reading option for pdfs on Android? Adobe? something else?

[red6devil]

try ezPDF Reader - Multimedia PDF;

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=udk.android.reader

Can convert any file to the one you need or want on the web page cloudconvert.com as for pdf reader i find the best is officesuite.

[CaptainKidd]

I use Universal Bookreader for Android to read magazines and photo laden books on my tablet. The UB software will read both pdf and epub, a possibly others e.g., mobi or azw. However, I still use my old Kindle for reading books that are predominately text.