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Well, a simple case swap is not going to add functional page turn or menu buttons to a Glo since it doesn't have those inputs. That's why I suggested the "n" button might serve as a Light button.
Of course, if we're talking fantasy devices I can see why some would appreciate the page turn buttons and used them myself on the Nook. Unfortunately, they are mechanical and far too likely to fail well in advance of the IR or capacitive touch based solutions. Pursuing an IR or capacitive alternative for buttons would interest me.
If I had an ideal, it'd be similar to a Kobo Glo in physical design, but with the Kobo Touch's sloped back and lightweight, use their front lighting or similar and the higher resolution 6" e-ink screen or the new flexible screens with IR touch input and possibly a thin layer of gorilla glass just in case, have a small speaker and voice output or at least 1/8" audio jack or Bluetooth for those times when reading is out, but listening is possible, be based on Android JB so one wasn't stuck with a particular reader application, have a replaceable battery, capacitive or IR based "buttons" on the 3/8" or so wide bezel that could be selectively disabled and set for which provided which input, and about a 1GHz processor should be fine. I'd also like multiple ADE formats supported so one could browse and buy from whichever bookstore and format was cheapest. Ability to sideload through WiFi and USB would be great, and android versions of Calibre/Sigil and the like wouldn't hurt.
Top that off with an optional sculpted rear cover shaped like the back of the Nook that you can place/snap the reader in, complete with wider bezel and you'd have something. Basic case for some, comfort for others. It kind of amazes me that no one has done this. It's pretty obvious and gives you another revenue source with personalization and color choices.
It'll probably never happen as all the players are concentrating on the bookstore end, which from an ongoing income standpoint makes sense, and allowing others and their bookstores on your device is probably not the best idea unless you're the highest volume lowest cost alternative. Amazon and Google are you listening? My guess is that they figure the color LCD just makes more sense overall in terms of sales on an Android platform, can't blame them for that.
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