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E-book readers still choice for bookworms

Consumer Reports

  December 11, 2011

Some tech gurus predicted that the tablet computer, with its versatility and color screen, would kill the stand-alone e-book reader, with its focus on books and its black and-white screen. But Consumer Reports’ Ratings reveal the e-book reader has endured, even thrived, by providing an increasingly optimized book-reading experience at steadily lower prices. Most of the rated models, new and old, are lighter and easier to read than tablets and have much longer battery life.

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