Electronic textbook readers

[TrekDianna]

Thanks for the input.
Based on what I've been reading, we're leaning toward a netbook or tablet.
Do you know, when you get textbooks these days, do they typically come with a digital format as well as the book? Or do you have to choose either digital or hard copy?

It depends really sometimes on what the professor orders. You'll need to check the bookstore. Sometimes the faculty order a specific version that comes with a digital access code, sometimes it's print only, sometimes online only. At my university, many faculty now are putting together readings in upper division courses from electronic journal articles -- they are able to target exactly what they want students to read and not have all that extra textbook stuff that they aren't going to cover. The best bet is to check the bookstore each semester to see what the faculty ordered for textbook versions.