Schools and classrooms were some of the earliest adopters of e-book technology, because they realized that electronic textbooks could benefit students in multiple ways. They tend to be dramatically cheaper than printed books, and the cost of textbooks can make the difference between an education that is too expensive and one that is comfortably affordable. E-books can be designed to work interactively, too, so that students can engage with them in various ways that make learning more effective and multidimensional. They are also lighter and take up less room – both in a student’s backpack and on the

Amazon Kindle was the original e-reader, and the Kindle lineup is still the most popular series of e-reader gadgets. But for those who like the idea of consolidating their technology into a more adaptable, multipurpose device, the Kindle Fire may be the best choice of all. As the saying goes, you can have your cake and eat it, too. With the Fire models you can have your e-reader and also have a highly portable and affordable device that gives you many of the functions typically found on a laptop or tablet computer. The Fire gadgets are, in fact,