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Originally Posted by FJames
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Talk about splitting hairs and grasping for straws. That reviewer exaggerated things I have found to be minor at worst. For example, he wrote, "Most importantly, only once you put your hands on the Kobo do you realize that it's hard to hold without letting your thumb touch the screen." This is true if holding it with one's thumb on the front of the device were the only possible way to hold it. It's not. You can also hold the KT so that it rests in the palm of your hand, thumb on one side and other fingers on the other side. You might have to use your other hand to turn pages, but you probably have to do that with other ereaders, too. But so what? Is that so horrible that you shouldn't buy the device? Ridiculous.
He also exaggerated the slowness of the device. I have not found the KT to be slow at all.
Here's an interesting quote that is not even backed up: "The power button on its top is finicky and looks like a mistake (see images)." Finicky and looks like a mistake? I have no idea what he's talking about because he didn't elaborate. The power button is smaller than I would like, but to say it looks like a mistake without even explaining why seems dishonest to me.
If these are the worst things he can find about the KT, then the KT is an excellent device.
I'm thinking of posting a response to his review on my blog. Half-truths and dishonesty just bother me.