Amazon’s Kindle went to college last fall — and it seems to have flunked out.

The e-reader was given to students at seven universities throughout the country. But it didn’t take long for students to voice their complaints:

“It just didn’t have the features or the sort of user friendliness to make it practical, let alone helpful,” Joe Chard, a University of Virginia business student, told BusinessWeek.com

The problems with the e-reader?

• It’s difficult and slow to navigate
• The file management system is inadequate
• There’s no easy way for students to underline or highlight text (as they would with a yellow marking pen)
• It’s tough to take notes on Kindle’s keyboard, and
• When texts are being discussed in class, it’s hard for Kindle readers to find the same sections.

According to BusinessWeek.com, more than half the students at some colleges said they would not recommend Kindle to their friends.

On the plus side, students spent less on the e-reader than they would have spent on textbooks — racking up savings of 75%.

Amazon is currently analyzing the feedback it received from the pilot programs and is looking to improve the e-reader, according to a spokesperson.

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