<A target="_blank" href="http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2010/03/e-readers-future/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+wired%2Findex+%28Wired%3A+Index+3+%28Top+Stories+2%29%29">E-readers appeal to a different market segment than tablets.</A> While you can read novels, or technical texts, on either, the difference is likened to that of buying a hardcover or paperback edition.