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One of the reasons I got my iPad was because I wanted an ereader, but I wanted something more versatile. And it's great as an ereader in a lot of ways, but wasn't perfect for a few. The backlighting is fine for most reading, like for websites and that kind of thing, but for more sustained reading that requires more concentration, it gives me eye strain. And it doesn't fit in my purse, and that's a big deal for me. I don't want to have to carry around a huge, heavy purse. So yeah, tablets work as ereaders, but they aren't great ereaders, and it's worth having something small and really easy on the eyes, at least for me and my aging eyes and my fairly small purse.
To be fair, there are reasons why it's the perfect ereader too, and the biggest one is versatility. You can read any book from any source on it. At least I never found a book that wouldn't come up on my iPad. I wasn't locked into any store, or any specific app or anything like that. Maybe someone who doesn't mind the size and has younger eyes would prefer a tablet.
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