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Originally Posted by stustaff
secondly consider that my 505 and most readers dont have USB or flash support nor can they multitask!
so why would that be an issue for replacing an ereader?
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My 505 has USB support. I connect it to the computer with a USB cord; it shows up as an extra drive (or rather 2, because the card shows up separately); I throw ebooks into one of those drives, and when I open the Reader later, I can read them. No extra software involved; I can do this on my home computer, my laptop, my work computer, or a friends' computer.
A device that can only load books from a computer registered to that device only is sharply limited as an ebook reader because it doesn't have easy access to many ebook sources.
It'll be great for a lot of people. *Every* ebook device, or ebookable device, that's been made is great for some people, and the iPad has a lot of non-ebook uses that will make it perfect for readers who aren't looking for a carry-everywhere book, the ability to read through plane trips with multiple stopovers, or reading material for a whole vacation away from electricity.
That first one is going to be the dealbreaker for a lot of people. Ebook readers on public transit are growing in popularity, and the iPad is awfully heavy to carry in the hands & read while standing on the train. But for people whose reading is mostly done sitting down, that's not much of an issue, and the iPad's other features may make it better for them than a smaller, more portable device.