You have all your books neatly organized in your library, flipping the pages feels smooth and natural, and you have some useful customization options so that you can read as you feel comfortable: adjust the brightness, the color of the paper, the font, and with the latest iPadOS versions, there’s even dark mode. How does the Amazon Kindle, which was designed specifically for reading, compared to the iPad, which is a multi-purpose tablet? This might sound surprising, but even opening the default Books app on iPad delivers a pretty immersive experience. While Kindle’s supremacy among e-book readers cannot be contested – it, after all, the device that popularized eBooks – it’s no longer alone on the market, and the iPad is actually is a worthy contender.Ĭurious to see which device is right for you? Read on. If you have a larger budget, the iPad can be great for reading books and, for certain categories for readers, it can be better than a Kindle. Whether you want to make a practical gift to a reader friend or treat yourself to a new e-book reader, you’ve probably heard that Kindle is the go-to device and that you can’t go wrong with it.