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I think the iPad (typing from one now sitting on the couch in front of the tv) isn't going to kill eink reader but it will definitely back it into an even smaller niche
I also own a nook and an irex800 (recently went through an ereader buying binge trying to find one at fits my needs) - so I've had a good try with the various technologies.
For anything with pictures (ie magazines, newspapers, technical/scientific PDFs) the iPad rules. Big time. Being able to load up even graphics-rich PDFs and fly around them effortlessly is NICE. The annotation ability that is so coveted by most scientific types is provided in style by iannotate PDF. Its not perfect, but it will let you highlight, scribble, enter notes, etc. All things that other ereaders can only dream of - I know because I own other ereaders and dreamt of it!
Where I still like eink ereaders is for the precise reason they were originally conceived - to read books. I think that eink (when there is lighting) is the easiest display to read. And that for enjoying a novel in bed or on the plane or wherever, eink is the way to go.
Now that I've purchased an iPad, i think i will keep an ereader for book reading (I'm leaning towards ditching the irex - anyone want to buy one?).
T.
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