[donnakamla]

I joined this site because I'm in the market for an eReader, because I love reading all kinds of books. I have been using an iPod until I lost it recently. Before that I used a PSP and that wasn't too bad an experience.

I can't afford and cant justify paying $1000 for an Illiad or similar. The Kindle has only recently come to Australia, and before that we had available something called Bebook available for around $300.

Anyway I've done what I could to get by, hence my modification of PSP to read public domain classics in text files.
But until I lost my iTouch I have been very happy reading from it using a couple of great apps, Stanza and Goodreader.

I've read the forum "which device should I buy" to help me in my quest. I was so ready to plonk my cash down for an eInk device that was reasonably priced and one that hopefully supported PDF well. I think from memory the Bebook Opus? sounded a good candidate to match.

But no, now I'm leaning heavily in favour of the iPad. Because I KNOW from using the iTouch what to expect. The selling point is not only the device. Its the two factors of great apps in combination with the touch screen and user interface.

Using the iTouch (before I lost it) was very much like the experience of reading and, I don't know, maybe that's why I liked reading from the iTouch and why I want to by an iPad.