If and when this reflective display makes it to market, you can surely expect e-reader battery life to go even more of a distance.

ENGADGET: Peacock feathers form basis for reflective displays, could bring color to e-readers soon

Time to relax by the pool with a good book -- though, judging by what's on your reading list this year, perhaps it's time to go for the anonymity of an e-reader.

ENGADGET: 's summer gear guide 2012: e-readers

"I have a newly patented product, but I'm lost on where to go with it or how to sell it, " FORBES reader Dennis Doane informed us in a recent E-mail.

FORBES: Getting the mousetrap to market

"I have a newly patented product, but I'm lost on where to go with it or how to sell it, " FORBES GLOBAL reader Dennis Doane informed us in a recent E-mail.

FORBES: Getting a better mousetrap to market