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patrickt · 07-10-2015, 05:56 AM

So, back to the original question. Why have physical, mechanical page-turn buttons been abandoned?

Not enough people want them to make it worthwhile. The haptic button compromise is as close as it will get.

07-10-2015, 05:56 AM	#135
patrickt Wizard Posts: 1,221 Karma: 8381518 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Oaxaca, Mexico Device: Paperwhite 4 X 2	So, back to the original question. Why have physical, mechanical page-turn buttons been abandoned? Not enough people want them to make it worthwhile. The haptic button compromise is as close as it will get.