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I know folks on here always want the larger devices. Choices are good in that way. But for me, 6 inch is about perfect. That Kobo one I saw the pics is too heavy for me. I can finally read with one had with my Oasis, its a dream come true how its designed. I also would not have any place to hold such a device that larger size with the tiny bezels, hand cramp central for me.
I can't even hold my Voyage comfortable with one hand and change pages, it drops out of my hand often. Cover doesn't change that, makes it even harder as it makes it even heavier.
Of course I must have buttons anyway, so its a moot point as most e-readers don't have them.
One other thing though for me is that I prefer not reading long lines across. My eyes work better when reading text in paperbook size, which is about what my kindles have with the 6 inch. I compared them and its pretty spot on. When my eyes have to go too far across the page, I can lose my concentration. In addition, since I wear bifocals, I have to turn my head more as the vision tunnel in stronger bifocals ins pretty narrow. Those that wear them know what I am talking about. I can read my 6 inch kindles without turning my head if I want to.
I can see larger devices though be very very good for those that have very bad vision. In the future I might be one of those, my eyes have always needed correction and my near vision is getting worse and worse. Because if you have to make your font say in the size 6 and above, you need some more real estate to get enough words on it.
For me though, 6 inch is perfect, just as paperbacks have always been perfect to me. I was never a huge fan of the larger hard covers for weight and again the length of the reading page for my eyes and brain.
Choices are good though. But can we please stop with all the Oasis dissing yet again by those that don't even have it or any other kindles?
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