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Old 12-13-2007, 11:40 AM   #18
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Originally Posted by treadmill View Post
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...
i agree that where the volume buttons are would be a better place for the page turns and also agree that you have to apply definite 'pressure' to get a page turn but as Harry says 'immense pressure' suggests that there's something wrong !!

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