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Originally Posted by ApK
Ooh! Ooh! Me! Me!
And while I was tempted to vote "keep your hands off" I did in fact vote touch plus page buttons.
The Sony style touch is darn good for games and such, and would be great with the browser on the Kindle.
I'd prefer keeping hands off for most reading and book navigating though.
(edit: And I can't stand stand virtual keyboards, touch or otherwise. The Kindle keyboard isn't great, but it's better than any virtual one I've tried.)
One note, as has been mentioned, just 'page turn buttons' is not enough. I find the PRS350 page turn buttons to be rather ill-conceived.
I want big page turn buttons on either side, where I hold the reader, like on Kindle or nook.
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Ditto.
Especially to the bolded points.
There are times -- like when using the browser, or want to select something lower on a list -- when I wish my Kindle had touch.
But when I'm using my Sony 350, I desperately miss my Kindle's page-turn buttons (a slight pressure on a spot where I'm already touching is less disruptive a lift-reach-swipe action, and i don't like the placement or feel of the Sony's buttons).
I somewhat miss the other Kindle buttons, and the keyboard is easier to type on.
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Originally Posted by anamardoll
[...]Touch is almost essential for making highlights and looking up words quickly.
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Actually, I expected that to be the case before I bought the Sony -- that selecting/highlighting would be more efficient than it is on the Kindle -- but it turned out to be the opposite.
At least on the 350, selecting a starting/lookup word with the touch is hit and miss (less so, if you take the time to get out and return the stylus, but...meh.), and it takes both hands.
With the Kindle, I can get to the word by D-padding up from the bottom or down from the top in about the same time, without repositioning my hand, and without miscues.
Highlighting more than one line on the Sony is so frustrating, I actually *threw it one time, after about the 10th failed attempt.
(*very gently, onto my fluffy down comforter.
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Originally Posted by anamardoll
On the other hand, there are times that I want my touch screen OFF. If I'm just reading a pleasure book, the touch screen has no use for me (physical page turn buttons FTW) and it's potentially detrimental if my finger slips.
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So, really, I like the "touch is ok, but physical buttons please" option, but it would make a BIG difference for me if there was, say, a physical switch that turned the touch interface on and off. That would be awesome. If someone came out with that, I would so be there.
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Completely agree.
Another consideration is that Amazon is really wanting to make the Kindle accessible for people with disabilities, and the keyboard might make that easier.
Who knows, they might come out with a K4 Touch and a K4 Button versions, the latter being more accessible and cheaper.