On my iPad Pro, for example, I use both the Amazon Kindle and Google Play Books apps ... You can get around weight issues by buying an iPad mini, which is just 0.65 pounds (293 grams), but ...

The new iPad Mini (pictured) measures 7.9 inches long, 5.3 inches wide and is 0.29 of an inch thick. Only slightly larger is the Kindle Fire HDX, which measures 9.1 inches long and 6.2 inches wide.

and even the iPad mini weighs more than a Kindle Colorsoft. Bigger iPads can weigh a pound or more, making them two-handed devices that you wouldn't want to hold for 30 minutes, let alone an hour ...

The iPad mini 6 is a little more expensive than its predecessor, but then it's also a positive evolution of it in every conceivable way: it has a new smaller design, a bigger screen, better stylus ...

The iPad mini 6 is hands-down the best portable tablet on the market today. It’s a portable device that can pretty much do everything well, but it isn’t necessarily amazing in any one area.