<p>My birthday is tomorrow and H wants to buy me an e-reader. I was thinking of a Kindle but someone else suggested I look at the Ipad as it does more. H wants to buy it today or tomorrow so I am looking for some quick reviews. Anyone compared these two???</p>
<p>I actually got a kindle Sunday for Mother’s Day. We got one for our son in college at Christmas and he loves it. My DH, however, is a huge Apple fan and wants the Ipad. He is also very drawn to the fact that the Ipad has a color screen.</p>
<p>Thus far, I have found the Kindle to be incredibly easy to use and appealing. I like the kind of cream/dark gray hues of the screen and it fits my needs well since I belong to two book clubs and am tired of being on library wait lists for the books and this will be so much cheaper. The leather cover is very nice, too. I think the Kindle is cheaper than the Ipad and perhaps a bit smaller, which I like - fits in my big purse just fine.</p>
<p>I think that the iPad weighs more too. It’s 1.5 pounds which I don’t have a problem with holding up for a long time but others might.</p>
<p>The iPad lights up, so you can read it in the dark. It also has more functions (like being able to read e-mail, or CC posts).</p>
<p>The iPad is very difficult to read outdoors and the battery life limited compared to the Kindle. The Kindle works great outside in bright sunshine. </p>
<p>I’ve never understood why people want backlighting in an ereader. How often do you read a book in the dark?!</p>
<p>I actually much prefer the Sony eReader to the Kindle.</p>
<p>Neither. Get a netbook and then download Kindle-for-PC, which is free and confers all the same benefits as a Kindle itself. This is not only cheaper, but instead of getting a useless piece of machinery, you get a computer that can perform a Kindle’s function and more.</p>
<p>Although I don’t have a Kindle, I’m somewhat familiar with its features. </p>
<p>My H has been trying to talk me into using an e-reader for a while now, although I’m not personally ready to make the jump just yet. However H did recently buy an i-Pad which we’ve been sharing, mainly for internet browsing. </p>
<p>Between the two devices, I would definitely choose the i-Pad, because the ability to read email and/or browse the internet, in addition to using it as an e-reader. I also prefer the backlighting (in addition to the color capability–for reading magazines online) of the i-Pad screen to the gray tones of the Kindle screen.</p>
<p>The one advantage that I could see to the Kindle is that, if I’m not mistaken, there is <em>currently</em> a larger variety of books that you can purchase with the Kindle than with the i-Pad. Hopefully Apple will (at least mostly) catch up with Amazon’s selection.</p>
<p>I have both the iPad and the Kindle. The iPad is definitely much more versatile than a Kindle, and a ton of fun (especially if you have Netflix!). But I would never use it as an e-reader even though the interface is beautiful and rendered in full color, because I have issues with eye strain and I can’t read that screen for very long at all. My Kindle I can read all day, and have. So you can do alot more with an iPad, but if you get eyestrain at all the Kindle (or its ilk) makes a better e-reader.</p>
<p>I love my Kindle. It does not give me a headache like reading on the computer. Fits easy in my purse. Perfect for vacations, don’t have to lug around a bunch of books. The battery lasts a long time.</p>
<p>I think the Ipad looks interesting for the other features it has. If you just want an ereader my vote goes to the Kindle.</p>
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<p>Your pupils open up more in the dark and this can make reading easier.</p>
<p>I generally prefer working on LCD screens in a darkened room.</p>
<p>I like my 32-year-old HP-68 calculator as it has an LED display instead of an LCD display so that I can use it in the dark.</p>
<p>The iPad can be used as a phone or speaker too with Skype. In the morning, I check on email, the weather and financial markets on the iPad. I can also post to CC using the device (my posts with the iPad differ in that I avoid contractions on the iPad).</p>
<p>I wouldn’t buy an ipad just to read books on. It’s a real computer, with real graphics. It’s also very good for reading magazines.</p>
<p>I would read books in the dark all the time if I could. As it is now, I have to turn on the lamp, which bothers my wife. Maybe the glow of the iPad would bother her too, though.</p>
<p>Might the IPad (because of it’s internet accessibility for browsing, email checks) etc replace the need for a Blackberry Storm or I Phone? Verizon charges at least $29.99 per month extra (excluding tax, fee surcharges) for these online functions which could be saved by having a traditional cell phone family contract without internet access. </p>
<p>Just wondering, and always trying to save $$$ by eliminating overlap. TIA</p>
<p>^ maybe but that’s a big contraption to haul with you everywhere</p>
<p>Well, you still have to pay $15 for limited bandwidth or $30 for unlimited at AT&T to use iPad’s 3G connectivity.</p>
<p>I have an itouch w/ Kindle for itouch on it. LOVE LOVE LOVE it!! My next purchase, after DD’s new Mac for college, will be an ipad. Love what it can do. You don’t have to get the 3G, you can just get the wi-fi verson with no monthly fee’s.</p>
<p>I do love Kindle and how it works.</p>
<p>I have a Kindle, DH has an IPad</p>
<p>I love my Kindle because it is a lightweight, small device that fits easily in my purse. It has a long battery life and is easy to read. </p>
<p>I do lust for my DH’s IPad because of its many features, but as cool as it is, I still think my kindle works better if you just want to have your reading material handy. </p>
<p>I can have all of my Kindle books on his iPad, so I can also use the iPad if I can wrestle it from his little techno happy hands.</p>
<p>I’ve had both. ipad hands down. Does so much more and bigger wcreen great for older eyes. Internet anywhere your phone works is priceless (get a 3g model). DS is now proud owner of Kindle.</p>
<p>I just ordered a Kindle 2 and am going to give it a try. You have 30 days. Will see how this goes. It is hard to believe that I will be able to get away from carrying stacks of paperbacks on all of my trips.</p>
<p>I have a kindle and my computer is a Macbook. The imac just seems to be too much like a computer (but would not do all I need a computer to do), as I do a lot of audio/visual editing for my work and need a good bit of memory and a fast processor.</p>
<p>The Kindle is a fantastic e-reader. BTW, you can also check e-mail on Kindle, but I do not use it for that.</p>