hi dbluke, i'll add my welcome to the previous ones !
that sounds like a very interesting thesis, i'm sure a lot of us would be very interested to know more about it. can you give us a little summary ? just one thing i would say, the kindle and the iphone are both milestones in e-reading device history, but there are many others too which participate in the phenomenon to a non-negligeable degree !
take a look around the forum, don't hesitate to ask any questions, there is plenty to learn around here !