PDF Generation Tool for .NET (comparisons and experience)

I'm looking for people's experience with pdf generation tools to use with .net (C#/asp.net). I've done many web searches and I see tons of stuff out there, but I'm looking for someone who has experience with them and could give out a few pointers why I would go with or not go with some.

I've taken a look at the open source one, iTextSharp and have not had an easy time with it. And to be honest, my employer would rather spend hundreds or thousands on a pdf library than to pay for the "iText in Action" book.

At this point, I simply need to pass the library some html and have it generate a pdf file from it. I have the c开发者_C百科ode working doing this with iTextSharp, but having a rough time getting the css style to be recognized.

Another option is to use the Report Builder that comes with Visual Studio. You can visually design the output and export directly to a PDF file (you can bypass the Report Viewer).

Otherwise, as @jbutle suggested, iTextSharp is very popular.