Tablet vs. Ipad?

I have to represent Nooks because I worked for Barnes and Noble. It depends on what you want but they are pretty decent e-readers. The BIG bonus is there is ALWAYS FREE in store support. And you can get most tablets 'rooted' to get 'all' the apps that you want on them. The Nooks are fairly durable and one of the better ones for children. They have read to me features and the newer ones (HD) have a cool computer-like set up. There are different profiles on the Nook. You can have a profile for yourself and different ones for each child. I personally love that feature and feel it's under[represented. It depends on your price range. iPads are usually going to get the highest ratings but they're also a lot more expensive than Nooks or Kindles. I don't know if I would get an iPad if my kids would be using it often.

If you don't have a Barnes and Noble in your area, the bonus for Nooks is kind of moot. If you do, they are usually more than happy to answer questions. They might be a little pushy around this time, though.

I am posting from a rooted Nook tablet. It's quite powerful for the price. Since it's rooted I'm not stuck with just the limited B&N apps, as I also loaded both Google Play and the Amazon All Store. I read Kindle books on my Nook. All I'm missing is a camera!

I really dislike Apple products, so I'm probably biased, lol.

So, I'd probably go by cost factor.