No one wants to lug the latest hardcover best-seller through the airport at this time of year. So let them take their tomes in tech form. The latest crop of e-readers have everything they’ll need to take their reading on the go: extended battery life and storage, and best of all, bigger screens. All while keeping things slim.

Amazon Kindle 2

Price: $299

Amazon?s Kindle 2 can hold more than 1,500 books and read for up to four days on a single charge (with wireless on). Its 6-inch E Ink® display features a 16-level grayscale, for reading in any type of light. And at 10.2 oz. and about 1/3-inch thick, it?s easy to take on the go, where you can download books over Sprint?s 3G network virtually anywhere. It even reads to you with a text-to-speech feature.

Amazon Kindle DX

Price: $489

Kindle DX is just like the Kindle 2 ? only larger. The DX features a 9.7-inch E Ink® display, and it?s also the first Kindle model with an accelerometer, which automatically rotates pages between landscape and portrait orientations if the device is turned on it side. With 4 GB of storage, the DX can hold approximately 3,500 books. The new model also adds native PDF support and has built-in stereo speakers.

Sony Reader Daily Edition

Price: $399

Arriving in December, the Reader Daily is Sony?s answer to the Kindle DX. Running on AT&T?s 3G network, the Reader Daily features a 7-inch E Ink® touchscreen display that works in both portrait and landscape modes. Its 16-grayscale screen is encased in an aluminum body with integrated cover. The Reader Daily has enough built-in memory to store 1,000 books, plus expansion slot for memory cards for even more storage capacity.

Sony Reader Touch Edition

Price: $299.99

The Sony Reader Touch Edition features a 6-inch touchscreen for quick navigation and page turns ? just swipe your finger. A stylus allows your to take freehand notes or highlight text on the E Ink® display. The Reader Touch ? about 5 inches wide and only 10 oz. ? stores up to 350 books, which can be downloaded from the Sony eBook Store. A single charge lasts up to two weeks of reading or 7,500 page turns ? whichever you get to first. But coolest of all, it supports both industry-standard formats ? ePub and PDF ? so you can download books from your local library right to your reader.

Sony Reader Pocket Edition

Price: $199.99

The Reader Pocket feature the same storage and battery life as the Reader Touch, but it comes in an even more portable package ? weighing in at less than 8 oz. with a 5-inch E Ink ® display.

iRex DR 800SG

Price: $399

The DR 800SG not only marks iRex Technologies? first foray into the North American e-reader market, it?s Verizon Wireless? first presence in the arena, as the iRex reader runs on Verizon?s 3G network. The 800 SG has an 8.1-inch E Ink® display that features touchscreen technology and a stylus-capable interface. The iRex reader stores up to 1500 books, which can be purchased through the Barnes & Noble eBookstore, Newspaper Direct and LibreDigital.