Talking of iPads, SWMBO has set her heart on getting one of those. At the moment she has a Kindle book reader ( not fire ) and wonders if she can easily transfer her books from the Kindle direct to the iPad.
There is an Amazon Kindle App available on free of charge on the Apple App Store. Download, install and Robert is your uncle.
And I concurr with what El Coyote said about the Acer. Pictures, music etc should be fine. Depends what you want to transfer. The iPad/iPhones should not be seen as a replacement for a laptop. Smart phones and tablets, irrespective of manufacturer, have their place in the market, but the aim has never been to replace laptops.