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treadmill · 12-13-2007, 11:11 AM

I just received my new Cybook. It was really lightweight and thin. The display looked marvellous and I thought that I had the perfect ebook reader.

BUT

When I started to read the books, I noticed that button presses required a lot of perssure. I had to grit my teeth and keep pressing the buttons. Around a couple of hours I had hand pain due to the immense pressure I had to exert just to turn a page.

All users of the Cybook can expect thumb and finger problems similar to "gamers thumb" and "blackberry thumb". The device ultimately fails because its not comfortable to use.

Hopefully bookeen allows users to remap the volume controls such that they can be used for page turning. (They're a lot easier to press) Even with this, the cybook isn't comfortable for reading.

I feel really bummed out... My $500 has been wasted...

12-13-2007, 11:11 AM	#16
treadmill Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2007 Device: cybook gen3	Warning! Cybook kills thumbs!` I just received my new Cybook. It was really lightweight and thin. The display looked marvellous and I thought that I had the perfect ebook reader. BUT When I started to read the books, I noticed that button presses required a lot of perssure. I had to grit my teeth and keep pressing the buttons. Around a couple of hours I had hand pain due to the immense pressure I had to exert just to turn a page. All users of the Cybook can expect thumb and finger problems similar to "gamers thumb" and "blackberry thumb". The device ultimately fails because its not comfortable to use. Hopefully bookeen allows users to remap the volume controls such that they can be used for page turning. (They're a lot easier to press) Even with this, the cybook isn't comfortable for reading. I feel really bummed out... My $500 has been wasted...