We have seen the web overtaking every form of traditional media to become the number one source of the world's information, but until recently, the web has not posed a challenge to bound paper books. With today's eBook readers, however, technology finally brings us a reading experience that matches - if not surpasses - the printed page. New eBook readers integrate text with image and audio, save paper, and can even read your book out to you in a voice that is eerily close to natural.

The number of eBook titles now available is nothing less than staggering. Besides novels, eBooks cover wine, travel, sports, recipes, economics or finance - anything you would find in a bookstore. What's more, you can read a downloaded eBook on the computer or your handset, meaning that wherever you are, the next chapter is no more than a click away.

eBooks are not just for adults either. Perhaps recognizing that youth are the future, manufacturers have been keen to produce eBooks for kids that cover the full spectrum of ages and interests. Typical eBook readers for the young ones encourage young bookworms with supersized buttons, bright displays and unparalleled interactivity - new features that turn the experience of reading to your child into a journey of fun and discovery. Parent-child reading is even more enjoyable.

Forget your dusty, dog-eared copy of Lonely Planet. With today's eBook readers, you can not only read about your destination, but once you are there you can watch related video clips, pan around interactive maps or translate a menu. And your back will thank you for leaving the books behind when you have spent an afternoon hiking up to the Acropolis.