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Originally Posted by Anthem
It occurs to me now that most of these e-reading machines are pretty much just rectangles with varying levels of understanding of the human hand. For instance, the insane thinness of a lot of these machines is starting to look like a bad thing to me because the way I end up having to hold them is so patently artificial that my hands get all weird. I'm a big gripper. I like to get my hands all over my books and really get a good hold on them and to frequently change my hand positions to avoid stiffness. I really can't do any of that with my e-book reading devices and I'm beginning to get very aggravated.
The thinness is beautiful but it is causing me cramps.
The hard plastics and metals are nice (and cheap!) but they result in the strangest points of pressure and discomfort in my hands.
The lightness is great but it is eclipsed by other basic issues.
And so, I am wondering if anyone else has any issues with the ergonomics of these machines? I'm getting the impression that the engineers understand very little hand biology.
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You might like the Ectaco jetBook Lite which has a golfball dimpled battery
compartment on the back that forms a nice hand hold. It also works to raise
the top of the display when in landscape mode, and placing the reader on a
flat surface.
By holding the battery compartment, you have the heaviest portion in hand
making for great one handed reading balance. The page turning options
include a switch handy for any orientation of the display.
Luck;
Ken