I'm glad that everyone seems to think the iPad isn't a very good eBook reader (though apparently a good eComic reader).<p>I was worried that it would be just good enough, and offer enough extra features, to kill the dedicated ebook reader market. And I'm still waiting for the cheap Kindle clones with OpenInkPot to drop in price and improve in quality enough to actually purchase.<p>This comment from the OpenInkPot site is encouraging:<p>"<i>At the moment, the core OpenInkpot team is focused on writing firmware for future (yet to be announced) devices. As you can judge, our previous work has brought attention of E-ink manufacturers.</i>"