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Old 07-10-2015, 09:25 AM   #141
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Originally Posted by patrickt View Post
So, back to the original question. Why have physical, mechanical page-turn buttons been abandoned?

Not enough people want them to make it worthwhile.
Actually, I think it was decided that it was a cost savings for the manufacturers.

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The haptic button compromise is as close as it will get.
To me, those count as page turn buttons. It's too bad they're currently only available on one device. But that's looking like it will be my next e-reader.
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