My personal suggestion (and current setup) is a Nexus 7 and a Dodocase (http://www.dodocase.com/products/hardcover-for-nexus-7). The Nexus 7 is a great all-around device for just about anything and the DODOCase is essentially a hand-made hard cover book that when opened and held apart like a book makes for a comfortable, and very traditional feeling reading experience. When you want to use it as a tablet just fold the cover behind or use the included strap to prop it up for watching movies and so on. Also, the adhesive that many people questioned as a poor design decision holds the tablet in place very well and is unobtrusive, it really shouldn't concern anyone unless they're swinging the thing around their head by the cover... I had a rooted Nook Color prior to this that I also liked, but the extra horsepower of the Nexus makes a substantial difference for the non-reading activities you might use it for. The only thing I really liked more about the Nook was the very nice rubberized finish. The Nexus doesn't feel as rugged but it still a very solid device in its own right.

While I've never liked IGN's site (for too many reasons to describe, lets just say I share the general consensus), I do like several of their sister sites, such as Rotten Tomatoes and Gamespy (and before the subscriber bullshit, File Planet). While Gamespy certainly has gone down hill as well, it's still the main place I get my gaming news online, Rotten Tomatoes is where I look for a quick synopsis of movie reviews, and File Planet is at the very least where I go to see what's new in the gaming download world.