Will electronic textbooks cause urban students to be at a disadvantage?

Recently I was listening to NPR and they were discussing the trend of electronic textbooks in k-12. It's big business as more and more school districts are contemplating switching over to only electronic textbooks in an effort to improve curriculum delivery. Even with the possibility of  a large cost of providing students with the electronic readers, school districts are promoting the concept of having instantly updated textbooks, complete with on-line learning resourcs vs. the antiquated print books that are currently used. So would this put children in financially strugging districts at a disadvantage when thier school could not afford this? What if the parents are responsible for providing the electronic readers. Even in a district that could afford them, you put at risk the level of education of the children whose families could not afford it.

I can honestly say that this is an innevitable reality. I work at a campus where our library is 92% electronic, and they have a goal to make it 100% electronic within the next year. Granted, we do provide every admitted student with an iPad so they can have access to thier texts, so there isnt a student who has to deal with not having one. But what do you think about this initiative? Will it cause our students in urban areas to suffer in an area (education) they cannot afford to?

Latisha