I love my Kindle Paperwhite. I can read it in bright and very low light. it doesn't do much more than allow me to read but that is fine with me. It is light and fits in my purse so I take it just about everywhere. It all depends on what you want/need. I had a tablet but just used it for playing solitaire, so now we just loan it to people in the hospital. A friend has an iPod mini that she travels with, mainly for taking and viewing photos. She doesn't use it to read, though.