[Victoria]

I can't wait! I love my sony reader 505 but it's only good for prose. I have 6 bookcases stuffed with art books, illustration magazines, computer, geology, archeology etc books which will be more accessible on a quick coloured display. I have replaced most of my fiction with ebooks, and I foresee the day when all those heavy books I treasure (literally 100s) will be on one small device.

And the little piles of art, science and computer magazines by my favourite chair and bedside table are gone. I can't wait to download magazines on the ipad.

I'm also thrilled that i will be able to sketch and draw on the ipad. I do draw on my ipod touch, but having a bigger screen will be incredible.

I'm puzzelled by all the apple haters. They seem to have so much personal identity tied up in their ability to write code, that they are threatened when some people just want stuff that just works. Why, I don't know. They can still write their code, while I'm drawing, reading books and magazines, editing photos, surfing and watching tv and movies all in glorious colour on my ipad . There is room for both.