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Originally Posted by ProfCrash
I don't know. My finger rests on the button. When I want to turn the page I apply a little pressure. I have to do more to swipe then I do to push. I fail to see how that is a better method. Then again, I don't like touch screens so I am not likely to understand the love anyway.(shrugs)
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When you swipe, you can swipe at any point on the screen, in a gazillion ways. Much easier to do in a variety of reading positions/angles. With a button, your finger is stuck there for hours at a time, in one position. Much less flexibility.
Have you ever even owned a device with a touch screen? I'm guessing no.
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I would be surprised if more then 10% of Kindle and Nook owners would be willing to give up the WiFi or 3G connectivity. It was one of the original selling points and I dare say that it remains a very important selling point. I can buy books where I want when I want. It is really nice to have that available.
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If you are not an impulse ebook buyer, then the wi-fi is pretty irrelevant. Touch navigation is used all the time, OTOH. My point is that for those who have used both wi-fi and touch on eReaders (so that excludes most Kindle owners) and if they were told they'd have to give up one, I think most would give up wi-fi.
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Clearly it is not important for most Sony users, you wouldn't buy any of the 300/350, 600/650 e-readers if it was, but I think they are the minority of e-book reader users. The numbers here at Mobile Read are way skewed. I have seen a ton of Kindles, a few Nooks, and many an IPad in the wild. I have yet to see a Kobo and I know two people who own a Sony but have never seen one in the wild.
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And that's because of the lack of marketing and price point of the Sonys vs. the Nook and Kindle. The Nook and Kindle also have large built-in audiences, being American companies that heavily market a wide range of media and, in the case of Amazon, a whole lot more.