[tsolomon]

I have a Kindle and my wife uses an iPad so from what I can tell the Kindl Fire is probably your best bet. I say this because the Kindle Fire looks to have a lighted screen like the iPad which would make it easier to read in the dark. With the regular kindle you need good lighting or a book light to read. The upside on the regular Kindle is the battery life and the ability to read it in bright sunlight. I haven't seen a Kindle Fire and don't know much about it, but I use my Kindle everyday and it's great. I just upgraded my wife's iPad to the new OS and it is really using up the charge much faster than the previous OS, but she loves it.