[markbot]

Most college/grad students have laptops. Laptops are just as good as ereaders for ebooks. You don't read a textbook for hours at a time (u read like a chapter or 2 a day)....and if u do read several hours at a time the eye strain isn't as much of an issue because u r probably also typing notes or writing notes or looking away or doing a problem on a piece of paper...or modeling on excel. thus, in terms of behavior, ebooks on laptops are probably better than ebooks on readers....due to the suite of software avilable on a laptop. of course u still have access to this if u use the ereader...but then the ereader becomes moot if u do.

what is the advantage of textbook on ereaders? better for eye strain and more portable. these benefits aren't enough to justify the additional cost of a dedicated device. a perfectly good laptop does the trick just fine.

my school makes available books in electronic form via webites....for some books.