Amazon Kindle devices are a hot commodity, but the perks of the electronic reading device is suddenly in doubt for many college students in America. Students who have tested the Amazon Kindle on college campuses across the United States have found it does not yet meet their needs, professors say.James Stenerson, executive director of the Center for Teaching, Learning and Technology at Pace University in New York, said 80 students who participated in a trial started out excited and became frustrated within three to four weeks, The Arizona Republic reports."Students and faculty really wanted to like the Kindle, but they kept coming across challenges," Stenerson said.Students at Pace and other schools have found it is hard to find an electronic equivalent of highlighting text with yellow magic marker. Taking notes is more difficult, and students in class have a harder time finding the same portion of text for a group discussion.Ted Humphrey, who tried the Kindle in his humanities course at Arizona State University, said the device is "not ready for prime time," at least in the classroom. But he said using the Kindle did save students several hundred dollars on books.Stephanie Mantello, an Amazon spokeswoman, said the company has been getting feedback from the pilot programs.
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