Comments on: iPad Versus Kindle http://www.followsteph.com/2010/01/27/ipad-versus-kindle/ Follow Steph through his real estate and business journeys Wed, 25 Jan 2012 18:09:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 By: Steph http://www.followsteph.com/2010/01/27/ipad-versus-kindle/comment-page-1/#comment-114642 Steph Wed, 27 Jan 2010 22:16:58 +0000 http://www.followsteph.com/?p=1448#comment-114642 Hi Jared, That's very true. You can run a virtual Kindle on your iPad. The main reason I could someone wanting to do that is because they already have a library, or the options of books is better at Amazon. You're correct also that the display to read on the Kindle is easier on the eyes, but having full color and all the other benefits of the iPad is very very hard to beat. What's interesting is that most people are not as excited about the iPad as I am. Most people wanted something between the iPhone and the laptop, a netbook competitor or something very strong. My view is that Apple (aka Steve) wanted a direct competitor to the Kindle. It's a Kindle replacement, so the price had to be on par with the Kindle. The features had to be better, but the price had to be close to the same (hence the most basic package is virtually priced the same as the Kindle). That's also why you won't see a built-in camera, SD card readers, etc. for at least a version or two (when they basically start to dominate the market over the Kindle) It's not a tablet, it's a digital book reader with tons of benefits! Hi Jared,

That’s very true. You can run a virtual Kindle on your iPad. The main reason I could someone wanting to do that is because they already have a library, or the options of books is better at Amazon.

You’re correct also that the display to read on the Kindle is easier on the eyes, but having full color and all the other benefits of the iPad is very very hard to beat.

What’s interesting is that most people are not as excited about the iPad as I am. Most people wanted something between the iPhone and the laptop, a netbook competitor or something very strong. My view is that Apple (aka Steve) wanted a direct competitor to the Kindle. It’s a Kindle replacement, so the price had to be on par with the Kindle. The features had to be better, but the price had to be close to the same (hence the most basic package is virtually priced the same as the Kindle). That’s also why you won’t see a built-in camera, SD card readers, etc. for at least a version or two (when they basically start to dominate the market over the Kindle) It’s not a tablet, it’s a digital book reader with tons of benefits!

]]> By: Jared http://www.followsteph.com/2010/01/27/ipad-versus-kindle/comment-page-1/#comment-114633 Jared Wed, 27 Jan 2010 20:39:09 +0000 http://www.followsteph.com/?p=1448#comment-114633 You forget; the Kindle app is likely one of the 140,000 apps that already works on the iPhone, so Amazon has a contingency plan in place: sell books to iPad owners. People who want a dedicated reading device that's easier on the eyes may buy a Kindle, but anyone with a Kindle library can ALREADY load all their books onto the iPad. (Personally I would prefer the iPad to the Kindle for all of your reasons and so many more---apps, "fun" interface, apps, etc.) You forget; the Kindle app is likely one of the 140,000 apps that already works on the iPhone, so Amazon has a contingency plan in place: sell books to iPad owners.

People who want a dedicated reading device that’s easier on the eyes may buy a Kindle, but anyone with a Kindle library can ALREADY load all their books onto the iPad. (Personally I would prefer the iPad to the Kindle for all of your reasons and so many more—apps, “fun” interface, apps, etc.)

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