I agree. Also, the OP asked specifically about the Kindle. Obviously, the OP has done their ereader research and know what they are looking for. I will also try to clarify some of the differences between the other devices mentioned in this thread. The iPad is a wonderful device that allows you to check your email, surf the internet, read books etc. It does a lot of things well including reading scriptures. It has average battery life for a tablet, but extremely short for an ereader. It is a lot like a great big version of an iPod, of which I am a major fan. The Kindle is for book readers. Period. If you want a device to watch youtube video's and read books don't buy a Kindle. If you want the best device for reading books, buy a Kindle. The battery lasts a month, the screen uses e-ink which makes your reading experience similar to reading a book, and Kindle boasts a much larger library than any other ereader. Most important reason that I own one, NO EYE STRAIN. I make a living online and I stare at a computer screen all day long. The last thing that I want to do at the end of the day is try and read a book off of a computer screen. Netbooks are blessing. They weigh next to nothing, and unlike cell phones, PDA's and other smaller devices, they use real software. Netbooks are wonderful if you travel a lot, need access to the internet frequently, and need the functions of a computer. As far as answering the OP question. I don't like taking my Kindle to church to look up scriptures. It is easier and faster to look up the scriptures in their physical form. I actually read my scriptures on the Kindle when I am getting my oil changed and other similar situations and love it. However, I am not the biggest fan of using it for scripture reading at church. I do take it quite often and use it for the gospel doctrine manual that I forgot to bring, fast sundays where the lesson is the First Presidency message, and foruth Sunday conference talk lessons. As far as the iPad at church, I have noticed that everyone that I know that brings one looks at Facebook, their email, and surfs the web, and plays games. Maybe if you didn't have the internet with your iPad then you wouldn't be tempted. From what I have seen they are not only a distraction to the user, their spouse, and children, usually everyone else within view of it pays more attention to the iPad than the speaker. I have yet to see anyone use their netbook in my ward during sacrament, but I would think that it would be more of a distraction than any other device. I can't imagine the look on the older generations face if I was to pull one out and start typing during sacrament.
