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Originally Posted by Talldog
I wonder how many of these iPad owners are really serious readers, as opposed to buying it for the other cool things it does, and by the way I can read books too.
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As Harry says, there are a good number of us on MR and the Apple forum. Overall, I'd guess, relatively few.
I've found that iPad meets all my e-reading needs and have stopped using my Kindle. The idea that a "serious" reader won't choose an iPad (or other tablet) is usually based on the assumption that all readers love e-ink or have trouble reading on LCD. For me, neither of those is true. I read a book or two a day, and have no trouble reading on LCD. I prefer the user control of reading on iPad. It lets me adjust page color and brightness, and choose from a bunch of book apps and bookstores, without having to strip DRM or sideload. I just get straight to reading.
Of course, I still buy print books. Much of what I want to read hasn't been digitized.