I got my iPad because I won it in a contest sponsored by Agency Creative in Addison, TX, north of Dallas. That is not to say I did not want an iPad; I certainly did. But I would probably have waited for the second generation version.
I had considered a Kindle, and then I considered the Barnes and Noble Nook, which, by the way, I think is the best answer out there if all you’re looking for is a black-and-white e-reader, since it comes with free wireless and 3G connectivity and has some very nice navigation features.
Stephen Beals is a veteran prepress manager with some 30 years of experience in the commercial print business. He has written hundreds of articles for dozens of publications and owns the website "Printoolz" for software for print and multimedia production. Stephen also founded his own murder mystery dinner theatre troupe and is a Presbyterian pastor.