<p>Please help me.</p>
<p>Love my ipad2- it is big enough to read books comfortably, yet light and small enough to carry around comfortably. I bought the cheapest (499$) one, but it has plenty of gigabite room for me. I think a kindle and nook’s 7" screen is not as good as the ipad’s 9" screen.</p>
<p>I agree, the iPad 2 is great as it is larger and has more uses than the nook or kindle.</p>
<p>If you want to spend $500, then get an IPad. If you want to spend $200, get a Kindle Fire.</p>
<p>I have an IPad with both the Kindle and Nook apps on it. I love it. I also have tons of other (useful to me) apps on it. My husband has a Nook Color and loves it. </p>
<p>And we also have a Kindle.</p>
<p>The IPad is the most expensive but I think it’s the most versatile…and as noted by others…the screen is larger.</p>
<p>Remember that the Kindle Fire is quite different from the original Kindle. Think battery life and backlit abilities. Think wifi or not.</p>
<p>The new Nook is also different from prior models.</p>
<p>I will say, my husband LOVES his Nook Color…he can do most of what I can do on my IPad with his Nook Color. He likes the small size and lighter weight…and the cost.</p>
<p>Original Nook was at B&N this morning for $99! That’s a nice price–lower than many other things that could be used for reading. The key is – WHAT DO YOU want to use the device for? How much are you willing to spend? Is compatability with your other e-toys/devices important? Which of these has that?</p>
<p>The Nook can’t compete with Amazon’s content delivery system. After reading this review I chose the Kindle Fire.</p>
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<p>We’ve had a kindle for a few years, and think it’s really great. It has been useful for travel, when we load lots of pdf’s on it with guides and trip records/receipts. Its browser is very rudimentary, but we’ve used it to check email - in a pinch. Battery life is terrific. </p>
<p>But then I bought one of the discontinued IPad 1’s when the price came way down, and we really love it. I use it to do computer stuff while watching TV, and both H and I take it travelling. It comes in incredibly handy when travelling anywhere there’s wireless internet. We don’t have the 3g version, but that hasn’t been a problem because wireless is so easy to get in most parts of the world.</p>
<p>So the choice should really depend on whether you want a mini-laptop, or a cool device on which to read a book. For books only, I’d go for Kindle, hands down. It’s easier on the eyes and very light. For multi-purpose versitility, I’d go for the IPad.</p>
<p>just played with my son’s new Fire. It’s cool. It’s definitely heavier then my old Kindle, less heavy and smaller then the I-Pad but I’m not sure how heavy it would feel reading for hours. He’s watched a tv show on it and listening now, the sound is great. I like the swipe feature of turning pages. It’s the one thing that bugs me on my old kindle as I read faster then I can turn the pages. It can keep up with me now!</p>
<p>My main concern is whether the smaller display size (or the display quality) can cause damage to the eyes of a young child who loves to read and reads whenever there is available time.</p>
<p>Some kids are reading ON THEIR PHONES, so anything that is larger would be an improvement. Our S was reading on the cute little laptops that look like toys made for the developing countries–buy one, get one. That has a pretty small screen size & is MUCH bulkier than any of these tablets. I don’t think his eyes have gotten any worse–he LOVES reading.</p>
<p>If you are worried, you may ask your eye doc.</p>
<p>mine was reading on his Itouch last year. It’s the size of a paperback book and you can adjust the fonts so I can’t think it would be a problem</p>