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Ripplinger · 05-06-2013, 04:42 PM

I wouldn't buy any device that didn't at least have a way of shutting off the animated page turns. Cutesy graphics like that certainly do nothing to enhance my reading experience at all, I want to get to the next page the quickest, least obtrusive way. To me that animation is nothing more than a battery drain.

As far as it helping relieve some of the strain from older eyes, the reverse color momentary flash common to e-ink is enough for me that does the same thing.

I think we had a very similar discussion not too long ago, maybe Apple wanting to get a patent on their page turns?

Edit: Found the thread:
https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...=skeuomorphism

05-06-2013, 04:42 PM	#30
Ripplinger 350 Hoarder Posts: 3,574 Karma: 8281267 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Midwest USA Device: Sony PRS-350, Kobo Glo & Glo HD, PW2	I wouldn't buy any device that didn't at least have a way of shutting off the animated page turns. Cutesy graphics like that certainly do nothing to enhance my reading experience at all, I want to get to the next page the quickest, least obtrusive way. To me that animation is nothing more than a battery drain. As far as it helping relieve some of the strain from older eyes, the reverse color momentary flash common to e-ink is enough for me that does the same thing. I think we had a very similar discussion not too long ago, maybe Apple wanting to get a patent on their page turns? Edit: Found the thread: https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...=skeuomorphism Last edited by Ripplinger; 05-06-2013 at 04:44 PM.