>in which case an ipad might be a very nice solution...
(it _would_ save some trees.  or maybe just one tree.
but every tree we save is one more tree on the earth.)

iPad is a very nice solution if

a) you want to let Steve Jobs decide what you get to read, where you can download it from, what reader app you get to read it with, and how much you pay for it.

b) Its not important for you to acknowledge where you books are coming from, who did them for you, and to be allowed to redistribute those books to your friends.

c) You don’t mind reading your books through a “screen door”

Good ebook readers allow:

YOU to easily get a book from any free site YOU choose – NOT Steve Jobs!

Choose from a variety of fonts.

Choose from a variety of font sizes – and easily change those font sizes over the course of a day if your eyes begin to tire.

Choose how big the margins are – how many chars or words YOU want per line of text.

Don’t know about you, but I have absolutely no desire to have Steve Jobs censor my reading materials – nor to censor the reading app that I use to read those books – nor to monopolize the distribution channel!

iPad is a HUGE step BACKWARDS as far as I can tell!