  hide cookie message  Apple iPhone vs Amazon Kindle  There are
at least five reasons why the Apple iPhone is a better e-book
reader than the Amazon Kindle 2.  I'm an e-book fan from way
back. Ever since my trusty Pilot 5000 rescued me from terminal
boredom on a seemingly endless train ride, I've made sure to
keep my current pocket companion (be it PDA or smartphone)
stocked with a good book or two.  And I've never had a better
e-book experience than with the iPhone. Sure, our reviewer
Robert Strohmeyer is all pumped up over the new Amazon Kindle,
but if he thinks it can beat the iPhone in a head-to-head match,
he's delusional.  Much as I'm glad to see Amazon Kindle selling
like hotcakes (turns out people still like books after all!),
the iPhone trumps it at almost every turn. Here's why:  1. Duh:
it's a phone. The Amazon Kindle is a single-purpose device. Make
no mistake: it's great at what it does, or so I've been told.
(Confession: I've never actually used one.) But my iPhone, well,
do I really need to lis