Hoping to do for electronic books what the iPod has done for digital music, a new generation of e-book devices recently hit the market. This article argues that even with improved screens, the new e-book devices are not ready for college. The screen is the big innovation in the new e-book devices, the most prominent example of which is the Sony Reader. However, many argue that in delivering long streams of text, the printed book is tough to beat. Several college librarians who have used the Sony Reader said that the device is interesting but it is not ready for college-level work. Even Sony officials admit their new device is not ideal for the campus environment, since it cannot search texts or highlight passages a student might want to review.