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Originally Posted by binzer
One thing that's important to me is page turning. When I get into a book I tend to foolishly put the rest of my life aside and read for very long periods of time, so I don't want anything that gets tiring, or is too noisy. I know the Cybook button is a bit stiff and awkward at first, but gets better over time. How does the Kindle button compare?
.... text search. Do you think there's any chance of that ever happening? It seems tricky without a built-in keyboard, but it's something I would use a lot.
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The Kindle's search is very nice!! If it hasn't found what you want when it shows you the results on your Kindle, it offers to check on the web too (Amazon or Wikipedia, at least).
Page turning: now that I'm used to them, I really like the huge buttons on the Kindle. I hold it in either hand, with my thumb on the frame inside of the buttons -- in my right hand, my thumb is straddling that mirror'ed led scroll bar; in my left hand, my thumb is above the keyboard. Then I can click the page turn button with the side of my right thumb, or a spare finger, ditto on the left hand. It turns very nicely.
My Kindle arrived 2/1 -- so far I've read 32 books (a few were short stories).
It would be ideal if you could VISIT somebody who had one or the other device. Anybody live near you? Travelling near Chicago anytime soon?