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Originally Posted by frostschutz
Compared to the weight of most books, all ereaders are feathers.
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Umm ...
no.
An average ('mass market') paperback novel weighs around 200g, same as an average 6" eReader. (Yes, most textbooks weigh more, but would more likely to be read on a 9" eReader.)
Also eReaders, unlike books, are fragile. If I'm carrying my PB360, it goes in my breast pocket (whereas a book would go in my bag). Its 185g isn't uncomfortable there, but is still noticeable. Likewise if I'm reading in bed (where I read the most, and where supporting the book puts the greatest strain on my wrist), its weight isn't unpleasant, but I do tend to shift position fairly frequently to swap which hand is taking the strain.
(And yes, before getting an eReader, I would tend to take a 'mass market' paperback to read whilst waiting for the bus/dentist/etc over a larger 'trade' paperback or hardcover. It had less, but still not 'no', impact on my bed-time reading.)
Subjectively, it is a case of one-size-does-not-fit-all. I was the one that asked the question, and I
explicitly made weight an issue (see point 3 on my first post). So I see no reason why I should be willing to overlook it now.
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... the Wexler just doesn't look comfortable to hold or handle to me. ymmv, it's a matter of taste of course.
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Button-placement seems to be very much a matter of actually trying it out, and of personal preference. I had thought from looking at pictures of it, that the PB360 wouldn't be too bad on this front -- but it was always its Archilles' Heel for me.
Assuming that I would hold the Wexler by the 'bulged' edge and that I was using one of the DPad buttons on that side to page-turn, it doesn't seem completely out of possibility that I could use the thumb of the hand holding it to page turn. But it would need somebody who actually had use of this device to prove whether this hypothesis is feasible.