Sounds like a good plan, especially giving students the option to use paper if they really want (or for some reason need). I'm very surprised that they aren't switching fiction / novels to ebooks. The current crop of devices, especially the ones with smaller screens, are perfect for that type of texts.
Perhaps Sony will take the initiative put out a model optimized for the education market. I'm thinking attach a rugged case, maybe a couple of airbags...
