Good contradictive viewpoints. I think everyone has a good argument. @jonhendry made a strong case. Even I can agree that the quality (performance & display) fo

Good contradictive viewpoints. I think everyone has a good argument. @jonhendry made a strong case. Even I can agree that the quality (performance & display) for reading books on dedicated eReaders is much better than iPads'. I guess I'm just looking at this from an investment standpoint. If iPad offers 50%=.5 of the eReader quality against Kindle, Nook, etc. then the iPad (for eReading) cost equates to (~$5001/65,000)(.5) = .038 cents. ... There is room to argue that nobody is going to download 65,000 apps (and memory won't even allow for it). But still, the cost/benefit is substantially in favor of an all-inclusive tablet. *That is, if you like to use gadgets for multiple apps.