Get a Kindle or Ebook Reader!

Forgetting glare, which in bright light means the contrast appears at very low levels, even indoors an iPad isn't any different to read from than a laptop/desktop. (In terms of the screen type.)

Book or computer? Because that's the comparison when it comes down to it.
 


I have had a Kindle for about a year, and I wouldn't even trade it for an iPad. It's that good if you like to read a lot.