I have a Kindle too. It has a few things going for it that the iPad doesn't. First, its screen is really good for reading. Easier on the eyes than a backlit

I have a Kindle too. It has a few things going for it that the iPad doesn't. First, its screen is really good for reading. Easier on the eyes than a backlit display. Second, it's much cheaper. $500 for the cheapest iPad, or $259(1) for a Kindle. Last, it sounds like books on Kindle are going to be cheaper ($10 instead of $15 on the iPad), though that could change. What the iPad can do to improve on the Kindle is allow for interaction with reading materials. Note taking, discussion forums based on specific paragraphs/sentences in the text, real-time highlighting, audio/video playback, color photos. All a dream for a college student. None of this exists for iPad yet, but it'll probably come in version 2.0 of its OS. The best Kindle can do in return is its clunky text-highlighting, which isn't saying much. So my point is, they're far apart in pricing and capabilities. Kindle will probably stay popular among book lovers, which are a fickle bunch. iPad seems like a Kindle with a zillion other capabilities. The iPad is to an iPhone as the Kindle is to a normal Cell Phone. One's very flashy and has some cool capabilities at a cost, and the other is cheaper but does a simple thing relatively well. I don't think they'll eat each other's lunch, but we will have to wait and see to be sure of course... (1) $470 Kindle DX aside; I'd grab an iPad before a DX any day.