By now, most people have a computer, a gaming machine, a smart phone, and maybe even some other device and it seems as if there is a lot of overlap between the devices. If you already have a laptop, then you may be wondering why you would also need to purchase a reader, but the advantages of them are really quite incredible.

If you have never used a reader, then you will be surprised by not only how easy they are to use, but how much you really learn to enjoy reading again. Most people who buy them end up reading two or three times as much as they did before, simply becomes when you purchase an ebook reader it's like having a new toy.

Although technically you can also read most ebooks on a laptop computer, the experience is not at all the same. When you purchase an ebook reader, you are able to hold it in your hands like a book, and because it has a white background, it looks as if you are reading right from the printed page. This is not something that you get from any laptop or desktop computer.

You will also find that there is an enormous variety of books that are now available for almost any ebook reader on the market, many of which are free. In general, any book whose copyright has already expired is usually available somewhere for free and if you have an ebook reader, you can simply download it in a matter of seconds and start reading. No longer do you have to pay the going rate to read a book that was written a hundred years ago, which makes reading some of the old classics a lot more fun and something to look forward to.