Apple iPad Raises the Stakes for E-Readers

Apple iPad Raises the Stakes for E-Readers | Gadget Lab | Wired.com:

"Apple’s much-awaited iPad tablet is a good looking, multi-purpose e-reader but it is no Kindle slayer, say publishing executives and electronic-book enthusiasts. Instead the iPad is likely to raise the stakes and help traditional e-readers evolve into more sophisticated devices.

“The iPad is for casual readers and people who favor an all-in-one type of device, while dedicated E Ink-based e-readers are for avid readers,” says Wiebe de Jager, executive director with Eburon Academic Publishers, a Netherlands-based publishing service.

“The iPad is a great device for casual reading, especially magazine-like articles and textbooks, and to a lesser extent for ebooks but there is no way you can compare the iPad’s backlit LCD screen to low power e-readers screens today,” he says."