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Originally Posted by toddos
The new screen is the same Pearl eInk screen as on the Kindle 3
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Almost. It's a touchscreen though, which reduces some of the advantages of Pearl.
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Originally Posted by JSWolf
I'm not sure, but I think it's a case of touchphobia. I think a lot of Kindle owners are afraid of losing all those buttons for a sleeker more ergonomically user friendly reader.
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De gustibus. I don't have a Kindle (when they get ePub, I'm there!) but I have touchphobia as well. Touchscreens tend to
do things when you accidentally
touch them. I not only prefer buttons, I want them a little hard to press so only what I want done will happen. I don't drag and drop on computers, either, and I prefer a stick to an automatic transmission. Get off my lawn.
I've been waiting for an improved Nook with a Pearl screen for months now. Touch is enough of a negative for me that I won't be getting one. I just got got a Pocketbook 360 for the same price as the new Nook, and I'm not regretting it at all. The Pearl screen might be better, but the amount of that "better" has been reduced by the touchscreen.
Also, the 360 has the best interface I've seen so far on an ebook reader. It supports folders, so Calibre organization works, it allows me to configure the buttons they way I like, and the auto rotate is kind of snazzy as well.
If it weren't for the touchscreen, the new Nook sounds pretty good, but I'm going to pass.