[Ken Maltby]

I give up.

If we were to go with Kobo's idea that a slider is better for a touch device, then they needed to do a better job of it. The slider should allow you to be page accurate. They could have a box that displays the page number as you use the slider and page forward and page backward chevrons, then you would be able to poke the box when the number is right. That would also save the battery, as fewer page turns would be involved.

Or they could use a key/number pad popup.

And you are right I do very very seldom bother with Nickel. But I do use my Kobo AuraHD for a number of hours everyday.

Luck;
Ken