<p>If you’re reading books that are largely text, a Kindle or Nook can be nice to have. However, for most textbooks, diagrams probably aren’t going to translate very well, and for some classes, e-textbooks may not even be available. I do have a Kindle, and have used it for classes, but have only been able to find e-books when the book in question really isn’t a textbook (I used it for the book all incoming Freshman are required to read, an autobiography for the required Honors course, and for a supplemental book for an Anthropology course). </p>
<p>If you do a lot of reading for pleasure, a Kindle(I recommend it over the Nook) may be a worthwhile purchase, but chances are it will be difficult, if not impossible, to use it to handle the majority of your text book related needs.</p>
<p>On another note, if a textbook is available in e-book form, (and sometimes when it is not), you can usually view the book on a computer, though this may not be as comfortable as using an e-reader. If you’re still interested in an e-reader, see if you can wait to purchase an e-reader until you know how many of your textbooks will be available as e-books, and until you do get the e-reader, you can buy them and view them on a computer in the meantime.</p>