Apple iPad

Unless it was a textbook for school, I could NEVER read a book for any other purpose on an eReader. But the textbook thing would save everyone the trouble of finding the book and maybe even paying so much for a copy. It would just simplify the entire process. But yeah, I'm too attention-deficit to have an eReader like this one and read a book. That and it hurts my eyes and takes the fun out of reading a book I think.

It would be more difficult to read textbooks on e-readers because you can't flip through the book and go to various pages as conciently as you can with a real book.
Also, people can just go to a library.

The iPad is indeed like a grown iPod, but there -is- a reason behind it!

It's just an iPod -made- for more relaxed e-book reading and online newspaper reading. Things just fit better on a larger screen.

Btw, don't forget that the iPad is INSANE thin, compared to most e-books and especially most tablets out there. You can fit about 3 iPad's in 1 Asus EEE-tablet / netbook.

So yeah, it's a tablet, but then VERY portable and with the superb (own opinion) iPhone GUI.

1. Apple always focuses on thin, that's why this has no ports (except for super-standard), like USB for one.
2. This isn't very portable, its 10 freaking inches. You'd have to get it it's own personal purse or something. Portable (IMO)= Pocket, Very little effort to transport.