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The device has been a huge hit with mum (although still only in day two ;-). We only had to have a bit of re-training regarding not having to press the sides to turn pages. She's got the idea about only having to touch now.

That's reassuring info, silverraven, thanks. She's a bit worried about the surgery, so I'm hoping there'll be a marked improvement.

If she continues reading on the device, I will create an Amazon account for her and instead of printed books, we can buy her ebooks instead (which is much less dusting after they've been read).

Thanks everyone for the excellent advice and encouragement.