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[chriSchaeffer]

Were you just checking out the iPad or did you purchase one, Chris?

No, I didn't purchase an iPad. I just wanted to check out the library on it.

I would assume that, if you bought one, all of the ebooks you have previously purchased for your kindle could then be viewed on the iPad?

Yes, you can read your Kindle books on the iPad, but you must use the Kindle app, not the Apple iBooks app. Those are two different types of formats. They can not be intermixed. A Kindle book is only and forever a Kindle book. You must use an Amazon software to read it.

Will the iPad now push out the kindle in the market place, do you think, or will there be room for both?

I don't consider the iPad to be in the same marketplace as the Kindle. I don't think serious readers could stand such a heavy, bright, backlit device to try and read a book on. And the Kindle isn't a multipurpose device. It only does one thing, books. I may buy an iPad soon, but my Kindle will forever be my ebook reader of choice.