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Interesting that no one has mentioned an 8-1/2 x 11" screen would be ideal for PDF. Most PDF's are formatted for this size and would not have to be reformatted at all. I believe Amazon is going to this size in response to complaints about PDF's on the kindle.
All university Libraries are going to electronic resources, ebooks and ejournals, which are in PDF. You would be shocked at the extent ejournals have already replaced the paper versions. Students researching papers could ideally download what they need, for free, and make annotations on this type of device. If the new device had access to textbooks it could fill a niche, especially if supported by the universities.
And no, reading off a LCD screen is not the same as reading off an E-Ink screen, despite what laptoppers and Ipodders say, most of whom have never seen E-ink. Many of the students I work with hate extensive reading off a PC/laptop monitor. A lot of them just print the PDF and read it. E-ink is far superior to LCD as far as text goes. I await the next generation to see if graphics are improved.
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