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The Core rulebook has most of the PDF bookmarks override the default (user defined) zoom settings, and instead force "zoom to page level" on most pages.
This is difficult to read, as it makes text rather small.
Some, such as the "feats" parent bookmark seem to either be set to inherit differently on their first page: but they are exceptions.
This makes reading easier, as you can see text more clearly (due to it being a more regular size), however, ironically, this seems to only be applied to full image spreads: actual text pages require you to press CTRL-2 after using each bookmark, to bring it up to a readable size.
Basically: Neither Adobe Reader nor Adobe Acrobat users (due to permissions) can change the settings of these bookmarks (probably to keep the username ID/watermark intact, which is fine) however, since there's a readily available option to set them to inherit zoom, which is essentially "use default defined by user in their own settings", this would be much more preferable.
When you are reading a portrait PDF on a landscape screen, it's usually inappropriate to be viewing it at the "zoom to page level" which fits the entire page on your screen, and makes writing very tiny.
It's probably possible to fix at a file level, but that's really cumbersome, and beyond the scope of most users, who (I assume) would prefer their own default zoom to be applied - users can still set it to default to "zoom to page level" if that's their own personal preference.
Request:
When your designer (or whoever finalises the bookmarks in your PDFs) creates the bookmarks in Acrobat, please ask them to use "inherit zoom level" so that we can define our own, according to preference.
If the bookmark structure is applied via plugin (due to watermarks), please modify the plugin accordingly.
Thanks :)
PS: I should state that other than that, I love the attention to detail applied to the bookmarks section: the zoom level is literally my only gripe with the PDFs, so great job :)