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With the eminent release of the iPad from Apple, it’s a tougher choice to choose which ebook reader to buy. Do you spend a little more money and get a “super-device”? Or just get a basic ebook reader? Now that the game has changed, I think the Nook and Sony Reader will probably lose out to the iPad and Kindle 2.

The Kindle 2- Amazon has never been confused as to what this device will do. It’s an ebook reader and doesn’t try to be anything else. It could be seen as the simplest design of the ebook readers with it’s push button navigation and complete gray-scale display. Obviously there is not any added excitement to this device unless you are reading a great book on it.

The Nook- The Nook has most of the same basic features as the Kindle 2 (reading screen, memory, pricing), but Barnes and Noble added some features. The Nook has the color navigation screen. Also using the Android software, B and N boasts that users will be able to use applications from developers on the device. How? What kind of applications? This is yet to be seen.

The Sony Reader Daily Edition- The Sony Reader Touch and Pocket Edition are obviously just an ebook reader. The touch having a little more robust memory, operating power, and touch screen display. The Daily Edition is the newest of the 3 models that offers a larger screen, touch screen, wireless and 3G, and other great features making it a quality e-reader.

Apple’s iPad compared to the rest- Now that the iPad is coming, some of these devices will be overshadowed. Their features just won’t make as much sense to spend good money on.

The Nook has a 1″ tall color navigation screen. Software that may or may not attract the development of applications for the device. When you look at the Nook compared to the iPad, the Nook looks confused as to the direction it is trying to go. Is it an ebook reader or a “super-device”?

The Sony Reader Daily Edition has a lot of features that many will find quite appealing. Adding all the new features has Sony pricing it a bit higher, though. So if someone is spending that much on a device, is it a real stretch of the imagination that they will just pay a little more to get the iPad?

It could be argued that the Kindle 2 is in a strong position in the market at this point, then. It’s an ereader and only an ereader. There’s no color, no applications, or any other semi-useful features that won’t stand up against the iPad anyway.

So it’s the iPad and Kindle 2 which, in my opinion, will be a popular choice. Those with less budget, or little desire for the iPad, will get the Kindle 2, while those with some more money to spend or desire for a “turbo-gadget” will get the iPad.

Apple’s iPad and Kindle 2 will probably gain even more ground on the competition with their international service.

You can click to learn more about the Apple iPad here, or click to visit Amazon for more info about the Kindle 2.