E-Book Reader Buying Guide
First introduced by Sony in 2004, the e-book reader, 
or electronic book reader, was designed to provide a slim and compact alternative to traditional books. With the capability to store hundreds of books in a device weighing less than 0.25 kilos, this apparatus certainly lives up to expectations.
Pros of an E-Book
- Since hundreds of e-books can be stored into the reader, the amount of space that will be freed up in your office will amaze you.
- Green friendly! These electronic versions will certainly spare many trees from the horrific death of being made into paper. Although it uses electricity, the resources used to make the amount of books that can be replaced by the reader is far greater than that used for the reader itself.
- The reader allows the reader to customize the experience by adjusting the font and size of the text so now every book can come in large print. Especially helpful for the elderly!
- With the text-to-speech software, any of your e-books can be easily converted to an audio book.
- Most readers come with a back light or a night light so you can read in total darkness and not disturb your sleeping room-mate or partner.
- Save gas and a trip to the book store. These e-books can be bought online without leaving your house.
- The reader can stand on its own and therefore eoes not need to be hand like an actual book--no more sore wrists and arms.
- Can hold PDFs and other formats so your work, catalogues and newspapers can also be converted and stored in your reader.
Cons of an E-book
- As with all electronics, different brands and versions might not be compatible and require extra software to convert, which means more money spent.
- Readers are more fragile than actual books so unless you back up all of your purchases, if you break your reader, you may need to replace your reader and all of your e-books.
- Many can cost up to £200.
- Additional software may be needed.
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