Which is your dominant hand, when using your reader? - Page 3

John F · 01-19-2011, 12:33 PM

I picked "I use my left hand both to hold and operate my reader". I'm right handed. I do switch back and forth (for reading), but use the left hand ~65% of the time.

Joykins · 01-19-2011, 01:44 PM

I vary it up but I seem to have a preference for holding it in my left hand and operating the left hand button.

I am right-handed.

I often read while eating so I use my right hand to eat and my left hand to read.

Sometimes I hold it in both hands and switch off which hand I use to press the button. It depends what position I'm in, where I am (I like to hold with both hands on the bus so I don't accidentally drop it), and what else I am doing.

Xanthe · 01-19-2011, 06:08 PM

If I'm using the Sony reader, I operate it with whatever hand I am holding it. Sometimes I hold it with my right hand, sometimes with my left. The majority of the time, though, I'm holding it in my left hand.

My Aluratek I usually hold and operate with my left hand.

My Pandigital is usually held in both hands and I use either hand to turn the pages.

I am right-handed but left-eye dominant.

Anthem · 01-19-2011, 06:33 PM

I hold my eReading devices in both hands and operate the little buttons with whatever hand seems like it wants attention at the time. However, when I do manage to hold the entire hulking 8 oz or 5 oz machine in a single hand I still behave strangely and advance the pages whimsically, with either hand and very little reason for the decision.

James_Wilde · 01-20-2011, 05:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by OtterBooks

I don't think being ambidextrous would matter since there's no real dexterity involved.

That's sinister!

snipenekkid · 01-20-2011, 07:04 AM

i only use my right hand when absolutely necessary. And when I do hold a reader, any reader I own, in my right hand it's usually less than a minute before it becomes painful and I must switch back to my left. I pretty much prefer a device I can operate exclusively left handed.

When I get a larger reader I do expect to use both hands unless it is a non-glass substrate display. Oh, and I am VERY right handed save for reading and, of course, catching a baseball.

alyxie · 01-21-2011, 09:05 PM

I'm ambidextrous (should have been a lefty but Catholic schools tend to slap that out of you with a ruler). I switch hands when I switch sides reading. I frequently read in bed, lying down and I tend to use whichever hand feels right at the moment. I sometimes get in the funniest positions when I read lying down.

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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01-19-2011, 12:33 PM	#31
John F Grand Sorcerer Posts: 7,171 Karma: 63764653 Join Date: Feb 2009 Device: Kobo Glo HD	I picked "I use my left hand both to hold and operate my reader". I'm right handed. I do switch back and forth (for reading), but use the left hand ~65% of the time.

01-19-2011, 01:44 PM	#32
Joykins Wizard Posts: 1,601 Karma: 9211856 Join Date: Jan 2010 Device: kindle Oasis 2018, kindle 4 NT, kindle PW2, iPhone, iPad mini	I vary it up but I seem to have a preference for holding it in my left hand and operating the left hand button. I am right-handed. I often read while eating so I use my right hand to eat and my left hand to read. Sometimes I hold it in both hands and switch off which hand I use to press the button. It depends what position I'm in, where I am (I like to hold with both hands on the bus so I don't accidentally drop it), and what else I am doing.

01-19-2011, 06:08 PM	#33
Xanthe Plan B Is Now In Force Posts: 1,894 Karma: 8086979 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Surebleak Device: Aluratek,Sony 350/T1,Pandigital,eBM 911,Nook HD/HD+,Fire HDX 7/8.9,PW2	If I'm using the Sony reader, I operate it with whatever hand I am holding it. Sometimes I hold it with my right hand, sometimes with my left. The majority of the time, though, I'm holding it in my left hand. My Aluratek I usually hold and operate with my left hand. My Pandigital is usually held in both hands and I use either hand to turn the pages. I am right-handed but left-eye dominant.

01-19-2011, 06:33 PM	#34
Anthem Guru Posts: 704 Karma: 1622328 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: USA Device: Kindle Oasis, OnePlus Nord	I hold my eReading devices in both hands and operate the little buttons with whatever hand seems like it wants attention at the time. However, when I do manage to hold the entire hulking 8 oz or 5 oz machine in a single hand I still behave strangely and advance the pages whimsically, with either hand and very little reason for the decision.

01-20-2011, 07:04 AM	#36
snipenekkid Banned Posts: 760 Karma: 51034 Join Date: Feb 2009	i only use my right hand when absolutely necessary. And when I do hold a reader, any reader I own, in my right hand it's usually less than a minute before it becomes painful and I must switch back to my left. I pretty much prefer a device I can operate exclusively left handed. When I get a larger reader I do expect to use both hands unless it is a non-glass substrate display. Oh, and I am VERY right handed save for reading and, of course, catching a baseball.

01-21-2011, 09:05 PM	#37
alyxie Enthusiast Posts: 37 Karma: 89988 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Philippines Device: none	I'm ambidextrous (should have been a lefty but Catholic schools tend to slap that out of you with a ruler). I switch hands when I switch sides reading. I frequently read in bed, lying down and I tend to use whichever hand feels right at the moment. I sometimes get in the funniest positions when I read lying down.

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