The question of how many individuals are searching for opportunities to purchase a dedicated e-reader after the launch of the iPad is something that can be questioned.

Well! E-reader should be given priority over the latter, since its hardware is cheaper than Apple's magical tablet.

The most affordable iPad comes at a cost £429, while a new Wi-Fi powered edition of the iRiver Story has just been put on sale in the UK for £249.

The Wi-Fi Story comes with something in addition, which the iPad does not have; the compact keyboard below its 6 inch 800 x 600 grayscale display is very much there.

The Linux based apparatus comes with 2GB of memory, which is expandable to 32GB, and has a speaker, headphone socket and microphone, as well as it now comes with all vital Wi-Fi connectivity.

It has actually been released in partnership with WH Smiths, and it hooks up to the bookseller's online store by means of the added Wi-Fi technology.

Iriver's e-reader will as well let you access Microsoft Office files and PDFs, and has a comic book reader, so that you can get your frame-by-frame fix.

At present, the basic Kindle can be imported for £124, which is half the price of the Wi-Fi Story.