<p>The Kindle is an awesome piece of hardware. To be my first choice for reading novels or books but not for textbooks. Not that it’s bad for textbooks which are restricted to use the Kindle format. On the other hand if you use an iPad or Android tablet you can install a Kindle reader, a Nook reader, a Kno reader, Coursesmart reader, etc. the availability of digital textbooks is limited and you will need the choice of different formats to increase the chances of finding the textbooks you need.
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