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Originally Posted by slayda
Robert,
I've wondered why the EZ Reader (and the Sony PRS-500 for that matter) put the "next page" button (the set on the left of the reader) on the top and the "previous page" button on the bottom. Since (at least in English & many other western languages - maybe all of them) we read "left to right" starting at the top of the page and prodeeding to the bottom.
My instinct to go to the next page is the "bottom button". That seems more logical to me. Yes, I know I can teach myself to do it the other way (at least that's what I keep telling myself when I hit the wrong button) but it still just seems backward to me.
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In the EB-1150 it is configurable but in fact the way it is set now is the easiest to use. Putting the next at the top means that when you need to go back you simply move your thumb down a bit (actually on my eB-1150 there is sufficient distance between the buttons that I can just hit the back button with the fleshy part of my hand where my thumb is attached). Putting the back button further up the unit means you would have to stretch your hand to reach it which is awkward and potentially dangerous if you are reading one handed since this relocation could cause you to drop the unit.
Dale