My Mum looks wistfully at my iPad while having no idea why pressing so hard makes the icons wobble, no recollection of changing the skin in one of my games or resetting some of the high scores. An iPad isn't going to happen.
A kobo or a kindle might... only she doesn't have access to a computer. Technically I could give her wifi when I get my new android phone with virtual hotspot but it would have to be able to cope with NO computer hook up at all. I could, occasionally take it home I guess - but that would be a last resort.
So... kindle and kobo users: is it realistic to try to run one without a computer?