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Originally Posted by unkilbeeg
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.
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I understand the touch ambivalence. (Also seconding your love for the PB360!)
I certainly don't want a touch-only device with no physical page turning buttons - that's a deal killer for me with the new Kobo. And I do share your frustration with touch devices doing things that you don't want when you accidentally touch the screen. (How often does my cat walk across my Nook screen now? Do I want that being a command to the device?)
On the other hand, I do like the touch versatility for highlighting passages and looking up words. That's awesome.
For me, the perfect device would be this N2 device, but with a little physical switch that turned the touch interface on/off at will. Just reading? Off. Want to highlight passages? On. That would be ideal.