Do you want to carry your own personal library in a backpack, purse, pocket, or computer bag? Do you want the collection to have remarkable storage space? Do want to take in excess of 100 books with you on any given journey? Hmm, then maybe e-books are for you.
The earliest manifestations of electronic books date back decades.
However, this primitive ancestor to the current e-book was typically read on computer screens and developed mainly for specialty markets.
When did the modern e-book hit the marketplace? As we saw before, Amazon introduced Kindle in 2007.
This e-reader was a hit, and e-books took on a life of their own.
But print books are great, so why would anyone want an e-reader to read e-books? Here are some reasons:

• You can take e-readers anywhere you go (e.
  g.
  , planes, trains, doctors' offices, automobiles).
  
• Storage capacity from one e-reader to another varies but is typically amazing.
  For example, you can amass a sizable book collection that weighs less than 10 ounces.
  
• E-books save trees.
  
• A simple touch of the e-reader screen can transport you from Dicken's A Tale of Two Cities to Bell's (a.
  k.
  a.
  Bronte) Jane Eyre.
  
• You can adjust the font size; if it's too small, make it bigger, if it's too big, make it smaller.
  
• You can read in bed without bulky book jackets or featherweight pages flipping all over the place.
  
• E-books tend to be less expensive.
  
• Some e-readers now allow you to borrow e-books from the library (naturally, you will need a library card).
  

What about the cons? Here are a few.

• E-books do not wrap well, so giving them as gifts is not exciting.
  
• They need to be charged; if there's a power outage and the battery is dead, find another activity to pass the time.
  
• Certain e-books may eventually need to be converted to other file styles.
  
• Some formatted e-books are not adaptable to all e-readers.
  
• You must pay for an e-reader to read the e-book (unless you choose to get an e-reader application on your computer or mobile device).
  
• Like any other electronic device, e-readers can break down.
  

Since Kindle's arrival, other e-readers have entered the scene.
In 2009, Barnes and Noble put out The Nook, Sony released The Reader Touch and The Reader Pocket Edition, Amazon introduced the Kindle DX, and Bookeen launched Cybook Opus.
In 2010 and 2011, additional newcomers graced the shelves.
E-books are still not as popular as print books; in 2010, they represented less than 9% of the market.
Nonetheless, they maintain a loyal following, and the numbers are rising.
So, are e-books the literary future? Who knows? However, if the current information is correct, it appears they're here to stay.