Thread: Will Kindle ever do a touch-screen
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Old 11-23-2010, 05:25 AM   #4
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Originally Posted by dorino View Post
This is a popular topic, yeah.

The main issues with touch screen e-ink is maintenance (dust between the two layers, etc) and readability. The Kindle is, right now, still a "DEDICATED" e-reader, so readability and convenience are probably the two most important factors. Touch screens are counter-intuitive, in that regard.
Really? I haven't noticed any dust between layers of my 650's screen, nor do I find there to be any greater need to maintain it dust free than is the case with any other surface on which dust settles. As I understand it, the readability of the current generation Kindle and the three Sony devices is essentially the same. I find my 650's touch screen is perfectly ergonomic in use and think I would find having to use a keyboard counter-intuitive.
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