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i've read books on laptops, netbooks, desktops, my iphone, my sony 600 and now my ipad. i vastly prefer my ipad over any other device. i have no problem viewing a LCD display for hours, with my tired old eyes, i already look at such a display for most of the day, as well as TVs. desktops, laptops and netbooks never were convenient (large, bulky) for reading for long terms. my iphone is certainly serviceable, but at times a larger screen is better, for graphics and technical diagrams. my sony 600 was great, nice size, light weight, great battery life, but eink is slow, technical documents (PDF files) look horrible on it, and it requires a book light to use in low-light or darkness. the picture would look great as i lay under a tree in a bright sunny day, i'm not issiac newton and spend more of my time in offices, especially 90 degree summer days. the ipad's display is crisp, backlit, fast and responsive, environmental lighting is never an issue, and if i'm outdoors i can likely shade the display with my body to make it readable as opposed to hunt for a booklight to see the screen. i'm comfortable with the size of the screen (some times i wish it was bigger, some times smaller). i guess my only complaint is weight. if it were paper thin and light it would be easier to hold for hours on end one-handed. maybe in another 20 years. though i expect i won't be around by then anyway. lol.
to each his own, but for all the devices i've tried, my ipad is the best of the bunch for my ereading needs.
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