Kindle or Tablet or Notebook?

[rene7]

The Wife does a lot of reading - her birthdays coming up and I ws thinking of buying her a Kindle or maybe a 8 or 10" tablet or even a small notebook, so she'd be able to take several 'Books' with her when we're away from home.
Which is the best cheapest simplest option - I know nothing about E books, are most novels available easily for thhese devices?
Of course a Tablet or notebook have the advantage of net access which would be a Plus
TA

[rene7]

Sorry for this obvious Q - but how is the Kindle better than a tablet?

[rene7]

Thanks for alll the replies guys - my Internet's been down so couldn't reply sooner - I've decided to let the wife stick with paperbacks, the techie nature of kindle is a big negative for oldies like the wife & I