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Originally Posted by kacir
Nook Simple Touch reader is an interesting choice.
It has touch screen, so the user can touch the screen very, very lightly to turn the page.
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Thanks for the reply Kacir.
I was quite interested in the Nook, because of the touchscreen and possibly the colour version, but the B&N auto-reply saying books unavailable via their website in the UK put me off. I guessed this meant that books wouldn't be downloadable via 3G, but please correct me if I'm wrong on that. That said, a lot of people are saying touchscreen isn't so good, so I'm wondering whether to still go for touchscreen now.
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Plus, there is [unofficial] way to connect an USB keybaord to Nook Simple Touch reader. I do not know how far the development is, because last really time I looked a few weeks ago, it was very fresh news - just a rudimentary support.
You might want to look into that.
You could purchase a chep USB keyboard and hack it to a large, comfortable external controller for turning pages or selecting books. Or they could hire some hacker to make the controller, using electronics pulled from an USB keyboard.
http://www.the-digital-reader.com/20...se-a-keyboard/
http://forum.xda-developers.com/show...0#post21669750
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While I appreciate the time you've taken to check that out and it's an interesting possibility, I think I'll be avoiding the hacking/jailbreaking route - not for any ethical reason or corporate affiliation or anything like that(!) - but simply because from personal experience I know this can lead to unforeseen problems down the line which require ad hoc maintenance, or even a new device, which of course is not covered because you invalidated the guarantee, bla bla bla. So I'm aiming to keep it as simple and hassle-free as possible for her as she's got enough problems without bluescreens and errors to deal with! Maybe that's misplaced, I don't know - guessing as I go here.
But thanks very much for checking that out and taking the time to respond - much appreciated.
David.