by Miles Hecke rReasons You Need A Tablet PC1. Paper books are history. With the rapid 2011 rise inebook salescausing chaos in the publishing industry your next photo book, whether it's a fine art photography book or a technical book, will probably be an e-book. Very few people will invest the enormous amount of money it takes to publish a paper book when the writing as they say is on the wall. You will be reading that ebook sitting in your favorite chair or lying in your bed. I don't think you'll want to do it on your cumbersome laptop.

2. Portfolio cases are history. Your photos will look better and weigh less when you show them off on your tablet. It's like having your own portable light table. Yes, you could use your cell phone, but does a 3.5" or 4" screen do the shots justice? Many new tablets even have a HDMI output so you can display the output on a HDTV or projector.

3. Air travel, especially international air travel is getting to be more and more difficult. The smart ...