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Originally Posted by gardenstate
The ipad is a great device for "media consumption" but its LCD has a short battery life and does not do well in direct sunlight. In addition, it is much heavier than the Sony and other ebooks.
By the way -- how would you load ebooks onto the ipad? No usb ports. Would you have to go through an Apple-related vendor?
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It is actually very easy to load books into the iPad (assuming it is like the ipod Touch). You can do a lot of it via wi-fi (using Calibre and Stanza, for example) or even drag and drop books into an iPad hooked up to iTunes. It is easier to load books into the iPad than it is into the PRS-350.
But I agree with you that the iPad as a dedicated reader is lacking. The weight, size, short battery life, and difficulty reading the screen in the sun make it less than ideal.
I think eventually, a color screen of some sort may dominate the market. Something like the Nook color, but with longer battery life and ability to read in the sun. Seems like color e-ink would work, if they could only make it more vibrant.