| E-book readers (or digital readers as they are also | | | | hot summer day and they are still doing well today. |
| called) are all the rage today. It seems that every | | | | The interesting aspect of the Acer announcement is |
| time we turn around another major player is | | | | the fact that these devices will most certainly be |
| releasing, or planning on releasing a new electronic | | | | priced well below that of the current average price, |
| reading device. At the present time Amazon's Kindle | | | | which will undoubtedly drive down the costs of all of |
| reader is the top choice among consumers. Following | | | | the readers being sold-which is great news for the |
| close behind is the great Sony Readers that are | | | | consumer! |
| flying off the shelves as quickly as they are being | | | | Talk to anyone who owns a Kindle reader (or any |
| produced. | | | | brand name e-book reader for that matter) and they |
| Today, the average price of the e-book readers on | | | | will surely sing the praises of reading electronically. |
| the market is about $300. The average price had | | | | The portability factor and the fact that you can load |
| been closer to $400 until recently when Amazon | | | | an entire personal library onto one, small and thin |
| dropped the Kindle price down some. | | | | device is pretty impressive. They will also surely tell |
| Many consumers, unfamiliar with e-book readers, | | | | you that e-book readers are eco-friendly as no trees |
| refuse to spend that much money on a device that | | | | must be cut down in the making of the devices. |
| many have never even held before, let alone use. It | | | | The next question on the minds of many is this: Will |
| is expected however, that sometime in 2010, the | | | | e-book readers replace books, newspapers and |
| prices may drop again due to many more electronics | | | | magazines in the very near future? They are fun to |
| companies promising to release new digital readers | | | | use, are extremely practical and allow you to take all |
| before year's end. | | | | of your books with you, no matter where you go. |
| Electronics company Acer announced in January at | | | | Already a few colleges in the United States are |
| the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas | | | | testing e-book readers in their classrooms as a |
| that it plans on releasing a family of readers before | | | | possible replacement for costly textbooks. Are we |
| the end of this year. While Acer is not one of the | | | | willing to give up the joys of opening a new book, |
| world's favorite electronics manufacturers compared | | | | smelling the fresh scent of ink on paper for an |
| to say, Sony or Samsung, it does deserve | | | | electronic gadget? Who knows? Maybe and maybe |
| recognition for making the mini laptop wildly popular. | | | | not. Only time will tell and it most certainly will make |
| Its micro laptops did indeed sell like lemonade on a | | | | for some interesting developments. |