[JohnClif]

I think ereaders like the Kindle DX will be a major advancement for college students.

The combined size and weight of all of my engineering textbooks for a semester was like over a foot tall and 6 to 8 lbs. I had to lug around at least three of these beasties at a time (Calculus-Physics-Chemistry or CompSci-PolySci-History) and to deal with these was a real hassle. A lightweight ereader like the DX, along with a letter-sized lined-paper notepad, or a netbook, would be great for classroom use (take notes on the netbook, read on the DX). I'll read the textbook PDFs on my 24" monitor in my dorm room, while doing assignments.

Also, the ability to publish classroom notes as a PDF means I can take the DX along with me, and study effectively with it pretty much anywhere... in the library, while eating, on a bus, etc.

Sheesh... students today don't appreciate how well they have it! I used to walk 5 miles uphill through the snow to the computer lab every day, loaded down with textbooks, with my stack of Hollerith cards, waiting to use the card punch machine.