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Originally Posted by Canuck_in_Japan
I hold my 650 with my left hand and use the thumb on my left to swipe pages. I don't know why people insist on reading one handed-you never could do it with a paper book either. Just what the hell are you doing with your other hand while you're reading? I can understand taking a bite of a sandwich or a drink but unless you are reading so quickly that you are constantly turning pages it should be easy to do that while you are reading and then put it back down in time to turn the page again.
As JSWolf says, there are NO fingerprints. This is an e-reader not an iphone. The glass is totally different.
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Generally what am I doing with the other hand?
In order of most likely to least likely...
Eating food or drinking something.
Wrapped around a 3 or 5 yr old that wants to sit with me while they watch TV or something.
Laying sideways on the couch because I got fatigued laying on my back...or because the other hand is under a blanket because it's cold.
I'm not interested in moving my hand from the bezel to the screen to swipe and back again. Waste of motion. I read fast. Probably 4-5 page turns a minute (about 2 pages a minute for a physical hardcover). That's a lot of swiping. Easier to just click the button that is already under my thumb.
And yes, I have read books with one hand. Easy with a hardcover (sit it on the arm of the couch, or on the table, since it stays open). With a paperback...much more difficult. This is the primary reason I like ebooks over paperbacks.