I has a Kindle!

[Peppergirl]

Do e-readers have a note or highlight function? Because that's a necessity. I mark my books up a lot.

Yes. I just tested it out on the nook. It's a bit unwieldy, but it works. I'd be willing to bet the nook color probably has a much more user friendly format too.

[Trishlovesdolphins]

Kindle has one too, and you can see those notes without opening the book if you want.

I'm waiting until more academic stuff becomes available in e-book format. There's definitely a trend towards that though, so maybe in a few years.... Do e-readers have a note or highlight function? Because that's a necessity. I mark my books up a lot.

I have found ALL kinds of text books on kindle, some are free! If I were into math, I could have tons of math text books.

[AdminAssistant]

I have found ALL kinds of text books on kindle, some are free! If I were into math, I could have tons of math text books.

Unfortunately, the books I need aren't typical textbooks. They're academic monographs, pretty specialized and usually very expensive ($80 for a hardback, thanks, Palgrave!)

Sorry if that comes off as snooty. If they start putting out those books in e-format, it would be a godsend. I love having physical books, but there's the very real logistical problem of storing and moving them. I already have 5 bookcases and I've barely started working on my comprehensive exam reading list and haven't even *touched* dissertation research.

[Kaylyn]

I have found ALL kinds of text books on kindle, some are free! If I were into math, I could have tons of math text books.

Oooooh...I must hunt these down. I love math!

[Trishlovesdolphins]

Unfortunately, the books I need aren't typical textbooks. They're academic monographs, pretty specialized and usually very expensive ($80 for a hardback, thanks, Palgrave!)

Sorry if that comes off as snooty. If they start putting out those books in e-format, it would be a godsend. I love having physical books, but there's the very real logistical problem of storing and moving them. I already have 5 bookcases and I've barely started working on my comprehensive exam reading list and haven't even *touched* dissertation research.

Not snooty. Textbooks are crazy. I wish I had been able to kindle some of them when I was in college! At the very least if I had one I could have downloaded all the novels I had to read for English Lit, though you can't really re-sell Kindle books, so you better hope you like them! LOL

Oooooh...I must hunt these down. I love math!

http://www.amazon.com/s/qid=12915628...lus&sort=price