The Evanston Public Library's eReader Boot Camp program presentation.

3. A Blast from the Past “ Picture this on a steamy day: You turn the AC down to sub-Arctic, curl up in your favorite chair and spend the evening reading […] on a nifty, handheld electronic book-reading machine about the size of a paperback. To turn a page, you press a button […] If a passage inspires you, you can highlight it, or electronically dog-ear the page for later return. If a word stumps you, tap it with your finger, and an instant definition appears on the screen.” “ REVOLUTION E-books could change the way we publish and read .” Charleston Gazette , 5/30/1999

4. What is an eReader? Also called an eBook reader, an eReader is a handheld device specialized for reading electronic books. Unlike tablet computers, one of the major advantages of eReaders is their extremely long battery life. http://www.pcmag.com/encyclopedia_term/0,2542,t=e-reader&i=58851,00.asp

5. eReaders & eBooks: A Timeline 1998 Softbook, Gemstar 2003 Setbacks 2000 Ride the Bullet 2004 E-Ink http://goodereader.com/blog/electronic-readers/a-brief-history-of-ebooks/ 2008 iPhone 2007 Kindle 2005 Library 2009 eBooks outsell print

9. Can it be tossed in a purse?

10. Consumer Reports , 12/2010, pp. 40-41

11. Types of eReaders nook, nook color Sony Touch kobo Kindle

12. Types of eReaders Alex Pandigital BeBook VEB620

17. www.epl.org/download