Reading large PDFs on iPhone?!

hi all,
i have Acrobat X and have an iPhone.
i would really like to be able to read large (45 or 65 GB) PDF's and to be able to /search/ them on my iPhone.
can anyone help me with this? i am reading up on iBooks but it appears i have to email the document to myself to be able to read it on the phone (cough-cough) and i am reading up on GoodReader which sounds like it has a moderately complicated method for gettng it to the iPhone.
also, i would really prefer not to have to upgrade my free Dropbox to a paid account in order to access these but also it would be really nice to be able to load maps in pdf format to my phone so i can use them while traveling. right now if i store them on Dropbox i don't have access to them while i don't have internet access.
am i just not searching the internet correctly or is this an obvious black hole for life management for some reason.
thanks for any help.

There are more than one PDF reader available. Try the free Adobe Reader first. I'm giving you instructions for Reader, but it would be the same for another paid reader like PDF Expert, my favorite, $US 9.99:
Connect your iPhone or iPad to your computer and go to iTunes. Select the device at the upper right:
Once you've selected the device, click the Apps tab.
But you need to scroll down to File Sharing below where you'll see a list of your apps and their data files. Select Adobe Reader (or the other PDF reader you're using).
This shows all the PDF files and folders currently in your app. To add a new, large app, click the Add... button at the bottom and select it for your computer.
Then click the Sync button to sync it to your device. It will appear in your app.
There are other ways of getting (smaller) PDFs to your PDF reader: You can open them from an email or a browser, or transfer them through a service like Dropbox.
When you download the current version of Adobe Reader 11.2, go to Help to look at a manual which explains other ways of transferring files.
Good luck.

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