I think I could easily get used to buttons on the bottom as well - might be even more practical than the sides one.
I seem to remember reading that active zones for page turning on touch screens can be user-defined. How does that work, can you tap on both sides for example?
EDIT: after looking at larger pics of the T1, it seems the buttons for page turning are
on the left of the buttons-bar-thingy - it doesn't look like you can reach them if you're holding the device with your right hand.
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