I gave my 1st gen Kindle to my sister about 2 months ago and have been reading on an iPad ever since. I still preordered this Kindle because: 1) The active ar

I gave my 1st gen Kindle to my sister about 2 months ago and have been reading on an iPad ever since. I still preordered this Kindle because: 1) The active area on the iPad screen is a giant pain. Any touch ends up triggering... something, and when I'm reading I tend to shift around quite a bit. It's amazing how often I unintentionally bring up menus, change pages, etc. 2) Lighter is better. The weight of the iPad makes it a little ungainly for reading. The Kindle is easily held in one hand. 3) Better page changes: I can read the Kindle with my one hand and click the next page button without having to move around. On the iPad, I have to hold with one hand and change pages with the other. 4) e-ink. I prefer reading on it. Even in the dark I'd rather use a booklight and e-ink thank the iPad screen. 5) Portability: my kindle is always in my laptop bag. The Amazon case for it makes it almost a no brainer to toss in and go. I'm much less likely to drag my iPad somewhere. I'm afraid to break it. :) 6) "Free" 3g is ridiculously useful to when I want to get new books. When it comes down to it, I really just want the best reading experience I can possibly get. The Kindle is designed specifically for that and they've done a pretty good job with it. I've read a ridiculous amount of books since I first got one and slowed down when I switched to reading on the iPad full time. It's just ungainly.