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View Poll Results: Which is your dominant hand, when using your reader? | |||
I hold my reader in my left hand and operate it with my right hand | 27 | 25.96% | |
I hold my reader in my right hand and operate it with my left hand | 6 | 5.77% | |
I use both hands independently; I am ambidextrous | 32 | 30.77% | |
I hold my reader between my feet and use my nose to operate it | 1 | 0.96% | |
I use my right hand both to hold and operate my reader | 19 | 18.27% | |
I use my left hand both to hold and operate my reader | 19 | 18.27% | |
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01-18-2011, 06:51 PM | #16 | |
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I think the poll should have asked if the person is a righty or a lefty, particularly for the two added questions (holding and using with the same hand). |
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01-18-2011, 07:15 PM | #17 |
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I'm a lefty, but use either hand as support for my Sony 505. As it has page turn buttons on both the left and right sides, it makes no difference to me which hand is supporting the reader. That hand's finger can always reach the button.
I still use the original leather cover that came with my reader. I always fold it back rather than keeping it open like a paper book. It's light enough and compact enough to hold with just one hand. Stitchawl |
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01-18-2011, 07:37 PM | #18 |
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I hold my jetBook Lite with my left hand, and use my left thumb to change the pages.
I use my right hand to press the other buttons. |
01-18-2011, 07:41 PM | #19 |
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I am a "southpaw" and hold my ereaders with both hands as they both have covers that open out like a traditional book. The page forward/back is easy to use with my right hand.
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01-18-2011, 09:05 PM | #20 |
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I'm a righty but I hold my reader in my left hand and use my left thumb to turn pages. Probably because I am usually eating something with my right hand as I read
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01-18-2011, 10:24 PM | #21 |
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Neither, I believe in controlling my hands... refuse to let either one dominate me despite best efforts...
Seriously though, I'm right-handed and hold ereader in left hand mostly but can do the reverse if more comfortable... |
01-18-2011, 10:30 PM | #22 |
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Depending on my situation, I do it all sorts of ways. But usually I'm curled up and hold it open (I have a closey flap cover) with my left hand and click the button with my right.
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01-18-2011, 10:44 PM | #23 |
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01-18-2011, 11:10 PM | #24 |
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Generally hold and operate in the right hand - fold back the cover. The good thing about the K3 obviously is that the buttons to flip back and forth are repeated on both sides so if one has other uses for the reading hand, then able to use the left with no issues.
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01-19-2011, 04:41 AM | #25 | |
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I am right handed, no doubt about it. However, Sony Reader is not a space shuttle a plane a highly sophisticated device a scalpel a hammer that you cannot operate it with the secondary hand. When I am in a bed and read on my Sony Reader PRS-650 I either: - hold it in both hands and use: right hand thumb to turn pages (swiping) left hand thumb to turn pages (swiping) left hand thumb to turn pages (buttons) or - hold it in my left hand and use left hand thumb to turn pages (swiping) or - hold it in my right hand and use right hand thumb to turn pages (swiping) Last edited by astra; 01-19-2011 at 05:06 AM. |
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01-19-2011, 04:44 AM | #26 | |
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Yes, I could have asked whether the person is right or left-handed, and it is interesting to know, but I guessed that could be deduced, or people would say. My curiosity is more focused on the way readers are designed. I imagine that some designers assume the majority will use their right hand, because most people are right-handed. Whereas, arguably, what matters more is which hand people actually use predominantly to operate their reader, rather than simply whether they are right or left-handed. Thanks to all those who have posted comments, thus far - really interesting; I look forward to reading some more. It's heartening to see that someone has a sense of humour, and voted for the feet and nose option. Last edited by boxcorner; 01-19-2011 at 06:20 AM. |
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01-19-2011, 04:47 AM | #27 |
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Too bad the poll doesn't have checkboxes I have two answers: I hold and operate the Kindle with one hand (either one), and the Sony with two hands, the left to hold it, the right to operate it.
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01-19-2011, 05:14 AM | #28 | |
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Clearly designers of readers have to make some difficult choices, based to some extent on assumptions about the way they will be used. For example, keyboards could be split, to improve their ergonomics. I remember responding to a query about the placement of the buttons on the Sony PRS-650. The question was why the page-turning buttons are located on the left. My guess was that the designer(s) assumed the majority of users would turn pages by swiping the touch-screen, and hence positioned the magnification and options buttons on the right. Last edited by boxcorner; 01-19-2011 at 05:25 AM. |
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01-19-2011, 10:55 AM | #29 |
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I'm right handed and I prop my ereader (especially when eating) and use my left hand to operate it - thus freeing up my dominant hand for eating, petting the dog...
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01-19-2011, 11:30 AM | #30 |
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I've found no problems using both hands. I switch back & forth. Even with my Nook. I have found the swipe method works with either hand.
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