Ready to pack away the swim trunks and head back to school? Well, friends, before you spend lots of money on heavy, musty textbooks, you might consider replacing the overstuffed backpack with a lightweight, portable e-book reader. Whether you're buying a dedicated reading device, or want to use your tablet for reading, different devices work with different book formats, and some are better than others. The folks at Computer Shopper offer some advice in their 2013
Best E-Readers for School guide.
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If you're open to buying an e-reader (or perhaps can't afford a tablet), consider these other factors before adding one to your back-to-school list. First, if possible, check your reading list against what's available electronically. Fiction, scholarly, and other non-fiction texts are increasingly available as e-books, but depending on your curriculum, you may be doomed to paper textbooks for some classes for the next few years. Also, elementary- and high-school students should check rules governing electronic devices. Even college students should check on their professors' preferences, and should find out which model of e-readers (if any) are supported by the college library.
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