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Originally Posted by HansTWN
So are netbooks. It is not a bad product, but a netbook substitute, not a reader. Why always throw in "but the iPad can do so much more"? It is not a reader, it is a surfing device.
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People read with it.
It has dedicated apps for reading, and not just plain text which most people seem to restrict reading to, but magazines, newspapers and comics too.
It has access to a wider variety of reading sources than any other handheld device.
Any unlike a netbook, it is no more bulky than another reader with a similar sized screen, it can be held like a book to read from, and it has a long battery life.
It
is a reader,
and it does so much more.
It has downsides: cost, bulk/weight, LCD vs eInk and Apple's smugness. But that doesn't stop it being a reader, or worthy of discussion.