glad to give my opinion here
FOR READING PURPOSES ONLY

kindle wins hands down, no offense to all apple users
i can read for hours and hours and hours and hours on my kindle 5
no eye irritation, no glare, no dry eyes at the end of every reading
going online, not so fancy but can get the work done

as for the ipad,
it is quite difficult to balance it for one hand reading
and the auto rotation can sometimes make me wanna hurl that electronic across the room
and it heats up on my palm...
battery life very low...
what else, what else

conclusion: just get a kindle 5 if you want a budget e-reader
anything else pm me