A friend of mine has an Amazon Kindle e-book reader, which she absolutely adores. This being only the last in a string of folks I know who have fallen in love with ebook readers of various descriptions, I went to look into them. I also looked at readers that work on standard laptops, and at netbooks, which look to be about the same size as a dedicated reader.
So here’s my question, for those more clueful in matters techie-toy related: what are the advantages and disadvantages of each?
This is pure curiousity. At the moment, I don’t know that I need either one. In fact, I have a more than sneaking suspicion that I need neither, having as I do a perfectly good laptop. 
But then again, so do those of my friends who actually have e-readers, so now I’m curious.