I own both a kindle and an iPad and the iPad wins hands down. Any tablet will give you better options and the ability to shop around. You can run the kindle app beside kobo app while using calibre if you want. My biggest complaint about the kindle was the constant charges for every thing.

Thank you both. Chris, Nanaimo is just across the strait from us, I sail there often. Vancouver is an interesting city and I think you would enjoy visiting. If you ever wish for some information I would happy to help. Damifino, I know the Okanagan well. I travel there often, spending time in Vernon ...

hello all, My name is Lonny. I am 42 years old man and hail from Vancouver Canada. I became an avid reader during my late twenties after realizing i needed to do something about my inability to articulate my thoughts. I picked up a copy of Jack Kerouac's On the Road and have been reading ever since....