Can i read books on my MacBook like you can with the new iPad?

I know. It's probably an endless discussion. But tear my hair and call me Simon, I find it so difficult to come to a conclusion! This is my only 2 options. It will be either the new iPad or Macbook Air 13 ". I'm TIRED of Windows and will never go...

I have a Kindle Fire HD that i buy books for, i buy some paperbacks for certain reasons and recently i tried Calibre to convert PDF books to Mobi for use on the Kindle Fire HD but the output is messy. I have a desktop but don't want to sit for hours...

ive played with an iPad before when my mom brought one home for work, i didnt get much time to explore its features, basically all i did was go on the internet and play with that dragon app. anyway my friend got the nook and its really cool. shes big...

Or will I not be able to read some comics because its a 1st gen iPad

I got the free kindle app for my ipad 2. I was wondering after you have bought a book do you have to be connected to wi-fi to read the book or is there a way to read it without wifi? My ipad is wifi only.

I just got my new iPad and I am wondering if I can read Kindle books with it? If I can , where can I find some free Kindle books? Thanks

I want to buy an e-reader, so I can buy books with the itunes cards that the kids get for birthday presents. (they sell them to me for cash) Do I have to use an ipad ( very expensive ) or is there another device I can use