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Old 08-10-2017, 02:00 PM   #18
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Originally Posted by salamanderjuice View Post
There is other brands with buttons though. Pocketbook has a bunch with buttons still. Granted they aren't as big name of a brand.

Can I ask how a touch screen hurts your wrist and hands more? Tapping takes zero force. I understand the preference of buttons but I don't understand how the are easier on the wrist.

If the Oasis is going away this opens up the possibility of a new Kindle. Maybe the new one will have buttons or maybe they'll do a Voyage refresh with real buttons too. Who knows.
Its because my thumb sits right on top of the buttons. I never have to move it. Just slightly press it. Any touch screen, I have to constantly move my thumb over again and again. When you read a lot it pains my joints. then I have to also hold on to the device at the same time I am having to use the thumb now to go into the screen. For me that means 2 handed use or it falls out of my hand as my supporting digit is now moving away from the grip.

For reading, I have to have buttons. I change pages a lot, I read a lot. Not sure how else to describe this. The Voyage keeps falling out of my hand as the bezel is so small that my thumb has to be a bit turned and then I lose the grip and off it goes. I can make do with the Voyage, but I know its there and don't get into the story as much as the Oasis.

As far as those other devices, I never heard of them or seen them. And unless I can order something safely from the US, I wont get it. I also buy my books on amazon and do not really sideload what I read, although I back it up on calibre. I like the syncing with amazon, my collections and all in one place. I do not like to fiddle with my devices and/or books. I also use KU.


eta: I looked up the pocket book and those buttons would be useless. THey are on the bottom, talk about pain. They have to be right where my hand naturally sits when I hold it.

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