Thread: would you miss the buttons?
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Old 05-23-2011, 02:53 PM   #1
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would you miss the buttons?
Kobo has just announced a touch e-ink reader; the touchscreen technology is by the same company that does Sony's touchscreens. The Kobo Touch will have a home button only. Page turns are by swipe OR by touching the sides of the screen.

Personally, I use *both* the touchscreen and the page turn buttons. Depending on how I'm holding the reader, I find one or the other more convenient. I appreciate having both. (I also think it would be good to have a way to turn off the touchscreen sometimes.)

Other than that, I do think the new Kobo reader looks quite nice so far. I feel certain that B&N is announcing a touch e-ink reader tomorrow too. It will be interesting to see if it has buttons.

So what do you think? Buttons or no buttons?

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