The Amazon Kindle and the Apple ipad both have striking features that lures millions of customers to consider purchasing them. However, you need to decide on the features that suit you when you are going through your pre purchase dilemma. There can be some software compatibility problems also on each of the device and you need to ascertain the software you use most frequently before deciding to buy any of the devices. Though the overall difference between the devices are not stark individual features maybe vastly different from the ipad to the kindle. The biggest considerations before buying a device of your choice should be size, reading material, battery life and user interface.