For the 20% trying to upload their own PDFs: The platform fights you at every step—from upload limits to slow performance to broken formatting.
For the 80% of students using publisher-provided digital books: The PDF rendering is sharp, the search is powerful, and the cross-device sync is reliable. vitalsource pdf
Rating: 3.8/5 (Great for textbooks, frustrating for personal PDFs) For the 20% trying to upload their own