It took awhile to grow on me. My first reaction was "my eyes, my eyes are burning!". Reading on the iPad was exactly like reading on my laptop. So much for using the iPad as an eReader.
Then I remembered the Microsoft researcher who said that eye can't tell the difference between reflected (paper, eInk) and direct light (backlit lcd) -- but that strain can come from having the light be too bright. So I turned down the brightness of the book (easy to do with the iBook app) -- and enlarged the font. Then it read well, really good.
But when reading for a long time -- the heavyness becomes noticeable. Did not want to read with it in be cuz I guess I'm just tired and the weight is extra uncomfortable. So I go back to reading on my iphone -- which I love.
BUT -- I read the next day on the iPad and the size is really growing on me. I like the bigger easier to read words -- and more of them on the screen
Today my case arrived. And it's not like a "computer case" -- it's more like a slip cover. Makes the iPad feel GREAT in your hands. And the cover folds over and gives a wider base -- which makes the iPad not feel as heavy as the weight is spread out. It's fantastic. My iPhone will surely be relegated to when I'm out and about.
As for other reading -- the web, magazines, comics -- the iPad has rocked from day one. The screen looks great. Newspapers look like newspapers. I'm not much of a comic book reader, but the three comics apps are all fantastic. I'd love this if I were a comic book reader.
Plus this device is just so darn fast. Multi-tasking isn't nearly so important when you can open and close apps so fast.
Lee