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I think it has to be kept in mind that secondary students study differently than college students. Annotation is less of an issue than either the weight of texts that must be carried from class to class, the ability to look up unknown words in the dictionary quickly, or the ability to do keyword searches. Just the other day, one of my students expressed to me her annoyance that we had not found a better way to educate than to have students lug around ~40-50 pounds of textbooks. Without explicitly saying it, she outlined as ideal an ebook device that would permit access to multiple textbooks in one unit. Personally, I think netbooks might work just as well if not better; they tend to be cheaper (with the exception of super-cheap devices like the Jetbook Lite) and offer greater functionality. They also tend to be more rugged. In addition, you have all the advantages of standard ebook readers, except for the battery life and visability in direct sunlight, neither of which are as important in a classroom setting.
Luqman
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