After looking at the Kindle at Staples and the Nook at B&N, we decided to splurge and buy an ipad. You can get free apps for the Kindle and the Nook, plus ipad has their own store for books. I have a very difficult time trying to type on the keyboards that come with the Kindle and the Nook, but can type very well on the ipad. Plus the ipad does a lot of the things that I customarily do with a desktop. Also, since my wife and I both bought one (our Christmas gift to one another), we can both download the same book at the Kindle store since we are using the same Amazon account. You pay a bit more but you get a lot more imho.
One great advantage we have found with an e-reader is the use of the Bible. It's free, it's searchable, and has many other unexpected features. Great for taking to church. Often during a sermon or Bible class something is said that reminds me of a passage, and I seldom can remember where it is. No problem with an e-reader. Just type in a couple of the words and all passages with that combination of words comes up. I think the same feature works with other books, also.
I still like to sit with a book in my lap, but I love the ipad.
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