ipad vs kindle: CAGE MATCH!

[rmd]

OKAY YOU OVERLY OPINIONATED INTERNET PEOPLE! CONVINCE ME! OR SOMETHING.

I need to choose a $SIGNIFICANT_MILESTONE gift for someone. iPad? or Kindle?

iPad has the advantage of doing much more - apps! widgets! other stuff!
Kindle has the advantage of not requiring a separate pay-by-the-month data plan for cell access. Plus more battery life.

thoughts?

I figure either an ipad and a small itunes store gift card (and possibly a small amazon gift card for ebooks), or a kindle and a larger amazon gift card.

Comments

[annathepiper]

If this person is a voracious reader, I'd vote for the Kindle--just because the Amazon store in all honesty is going to have a better selection of titles available, last I heard.

If on the other hand they'd be more interested in a general-purpose device and/or are interested in reading books from non-Amazon sources, go for the iPad. (The advantage of the iPad I grant is that there's also a Kindle app anyway so all of the Kindle books are available to read on the iPad.)