• Price of the reader, and the downloadable books
• Size, weight, and ergonomics
• Readability

According to Mark Nelson's article, "E-Books in Higher Education: Nearing the End of the Era of Hype?" higher education is expected to be the leaders of e-book adoption over the next few years. Some experts predict that the next couple of years will be the transition in the higher education e-book market, with large growth expected in both digital textbooks and digital library collections.

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CourseSmart the provider of many textbooks was formed when six of the largest textbook publishers in the United States came together in 2007. CourseSmart is offering digital textbooks from publishers like: Pearson, Wiley, Cengage Learning, McGraw Hill Education, Houghton Mifflin, and Jones and Barrlett Publishers.

Even the book required for this class is available as an e-book for only $46.90 (as of June 28, 2008) for a 180 day subscription via www.coursesmart.com