The iPad fits the role of an entertainment device and a productivity device, whereas the Kindle is more suited for
content consumption rather than creation.
As rich as the various app ecosystems may become, tablets are still best suited to (and marketed for) tasks involving
content consumption rather than creation.
Not exact matches
The similarities between Barnes & Noble's latest offerings and what Amazon unveiled a few weeks ago is
rather startling: Both are pushing a full - blown
content consumption tablet (though Amazon's may be $ 50 cheaper than the Barnes & Noble Tablet) and, just like Amazon, Barnes & Noble is now reportedly set to offer its original E Ink devices at bargain - basement prices.
Global coal
consumption, which is measured in in tonnes of coal equivalent — the industry standard to reflect energy
content rather than physical weight — will reach 6.2 billion tonnes in 2017, up from 5.3 billion in 2011.