Netbooks aren&#x27;t designed for reading, and they aren&#x27;t really good for anything (which is why that market is dead). Tablets are almost perfect, though I think we would prefer e-ink solutions if they were at the level of resolution and color as print, without the huge cost of that new Sony one.<p>&gt; My guess is the non-technical people involved with ordering them think iPads are sexy and cool.<p>Must be stupid people tricked by shiny things? I don&#x27;t think so. How many of us have gotten rid of all our books because we can just use our tablets now? Many! And no, we aren&#x27;t reading books on our netbooks, and our laptops never tempted us to do that.