1)KINDLE:
a) battery can last one week;
b) can read books (not necessirily audio books) aloud for you
c) can show the dictionary definition of the word when the mouse hovers over it.
d) your little baby won't grab that from you when you are reading, because it is back and white.

2)iTouch: color display, faster, can do things more than reading, such as email, game, video, and all kinds of applications in apple store.