The next time you take a trip, considering bringing along an E-book reader.  For extended plane, bus, or train trips, entertainment is essential.  Rather than bringing along three bulky, heavy books that take up excessive space in your backpack, just slide in an iPod-sized E-book reader.  This device can store many books on the hard drive, and allows you to scroll through their text easily.

An E-book reader has a couple significant advantages over regular books.  The first, and most obvious, advantage is that it takes up less space.  In addition, this portable gadget allows you to choose from multiple books without having to carry them all along.  Suppose you only have space for one book in your overpacked luggage.  If that book turns out to be terrible, you are out of luck.  However, it isn’t plausible to carry 10 books with you to ensure you have a few interesting ones.  An E-book reader allows you to do that.  This makes it a veritable certainty that you will have some good reading material when you need it.

Most E-book readers can hold up to 8GB of reading material, and operate on very little battery power (a fully powered battery can sustain about 30 days reading time).  Text is displayed on a high-resolution screen that allows clear viewing even in sunlight.  This device can also play MP3′s, making it a viable iPod substitute.  The perfect traveling partner, an E-book reader will guarantee that you never have a dull moment while en route to your next destination.