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Originally Posted by emellaich
Well, I've had my Oasis for a couple of hours and I like it enough to keep it ... but the ergonomics were not quite what I've been expecting. I'm writing this for those of you who have commented about aging joints/grips. I wonder if any of you other Oasis owners have had similar reactions.
The issue is that the grip is not quite as good as I expected. The bulge isn't big enough to hold and the angled bevel where the cover connects is smooth and slippery enough that I can't grasp the bulge. As a result I am still left 'pinching' the edge to get a firm grip. The wider edge does help, but it doesn't make it effortless.
I find that in order to make sure it doesn't slip out of my hand I need to get some part of my hand underneath the bottom of the device. Interestingly, all of the pictures on the Amazon page show a bottom grip. I suspect you would need to reverse the page buttons for this kind of grip (see pics from amazon.com oasis page below).
Speaking of page buttons, they are excellent and are a much more consistent method of page turning than the voyage buttons or using a touch screen.
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I had the same issues you have when holding on the fatter side.
I end up holding it with one hand with the corner in my palm and then my two bottom fingers in front, my middle finger in back, and my index finger in front. I use the page change buttons with my thumb. Sometimes I reverse my fingers but still have one on the opposite side for stability and use my thumb to change pages.
With the cover on I hold it with all of my fingers in back and turn pages with my thumb and the corner resting in my palm. The cover makes it grip enough that it feels secure. Without the cover I can't hold it this way because it slips.