The Japanese behemoth’s foray into eBooks has resulted in a portable reader packed with extra features including a battery life equivalent to turning 6,800 pages. It’s thrown in a 100 classics on a CD and has access to Waterstone’s epic archive of over 120,000 titles, pictures and PDFs, so you can also work while you’re on the move.

Price: £199
Where to buy: www.sony.co.uk

For those who like to make notes or underline those one-liners you know you’ll be coining for the next week, this is perfect. The touch-screen facility allows it to double up as a notepad and thanks to its Wi-Fi capability you can download newspapers, books or even subscribe to your favorite blogs.

Price: £443
Where to buy: www.iliadreader.co.uk

There perfect travelling companion, the jetBook comes with a bundle of foreign dictionaries and language tools so you won’t come unstuck abroad. It’s also capable of storing a brain-bulging 11,000 books thanks to its expandable memory slot. It’s got a built-in MP3 player, adjustable font function and a bookmark facility so you can go straight to the best bits.

Price: £229
Where to buy: www.ectaco.co.uk