Hi David Peter and I are getting on ok, but we haven't done too much with the iPad Mini. We keep finding other things to do. Now I know I should be able to use my Braille Sense QWERTY as a keyboard, I must get going in earnest. We have a visitor staying at the moment so will have a real go when she has gone. You can e-mail and use Tap Tap See and the one that recognises songs through your wi-fi connection. You only need the 3G version if you are going to use your device without a wi-fi connection. I don't know what the iPad Mini does that the iPod does not and would be interested in what people say. You can read books on all of them (to bring the subject back to books). Pele