Hey, Beauflow!
I have owned an Ipad, and I liked it, but it felt a bit big to me. That, because if you are getting it to read books, it can feel a bit heavy after a while. I liked it for the graphics, and I used it with the Wifi in my house.
I sold it to my sister, and then I bought a Kindle Fire. I also have an older model Kindle for just reading, which is nice because it has what's called "text to voice" on most books, and allows you to hear the book. This is not an option on the Kindle Fire. But with the Fire, you can play games, watch videos (Netflix or Amazon movies), which works fine. I suspect the Nook will do much the same, but I've never used one.