Bobstad, it's not about getting something real! Academics like me need to carry 3000 page books to college in all traffic and ruffle-shuffle! Is it durable? Most textbooks are also online for personal use along with the hard copy you bought. So, pretty many times, friends buy different books and can save lot of money! E-readers are not only for reading classics, novels and only entertaining material. The point is portability. Period.
Second, the eyes. Imagine a student staring deep into book's small font with lens's number increasing day-by-day! Same is case with glareful LCD screens. IMExperience, I currently read nearly 10 hours a day on my e-reader. Compared to small-fonted hard-copies and LCD screens, it's always better.
To summarize, IT IS A BETTER SOLUTION FOR STUDENTS!
