Any college students here use an ereader (Nook, Kindle or iPad) for textbooks?

I recently purchased my g/f a Nook for school; she's been using it for Sookie Stackhouse ebooks however.

We'll know more once class starts in a few weeks; this review may be helpful to you: Princeton Kindle review.

I use my Kindle 2 in my grad school. All of my professors are cool with it. It is nice to be able to carry around a bunch of books in a package that is about the size of a Jr. legal pad. I can type notes in while I read and download them to my computer. When books are available in ebook format, I can download them in a minute or two. It has a built in dictionary that helps, and it actually knows most words. I can search books for specific terms etc. Battery life is pretty good. With wireless off and heavy reading I can easily last a week on a single charge.

That said, there are some drawbacks. First, not all books are available in ebooks. Second, the Kindle doesn't use page numbers it uses locations. So sometimes I have to work a bit to figure out what to read when my professor says read pgs 175-225. Third, non-text figures, diagrams, charts, maps, etc. are sometimes difficult to read on my Kindle.

With the new Kindle starting at only $139 for the wifi version, it is not very expensive to give it a try.

I hope this helps.

No, for two reasons:

1) The titles I need (law) aren't available in a digital format.

2) I recoup some of the value by selling some of the textbooks onto undergrads in the year below. I can't do this with an ebook.