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I have used the Oasis 1 and Oasis 2 for a couple of years, and the ergonomics of it have been a real bummer. I had replaced the Kindle Voyage with the Oasis, but it didn’t feel like a real upgrade, mostly due to how much harder it is to hold. I liked the larger size of the Oasis 2, but the slick back still makes it hard to hold, and what is the point of an ereader that is hard to hold! When a fellow book club member showed up with the Forma, I was impressed and decided to upgrade. I love the Forma in comparison to the Oasis. The grippy back and overall shape is much more ergonomic, and it has a larger screen. It also has night shift lighting, which is an improvement. I like that you can adjust the lighting by dragging the left side of the screen, and it has more font customization. It’s also nice to show the book cover when it’s asleep. The Oasis doesn’t auto-flip into horizontal, while the Forma does. But you’re absolutely right; due to reading sideways in bed, I had to lock it vertically. The Forma has a few issues that were not deal killers for me: there is a brighter band of light on the left side that is annoying at first, but easy to ignore when you’re reading. The Kindle has more even lighting. For me, when I tap the Forma screen to change pages, I feel like 5 or 10% of the time , it accidentally selects the text for highlighting; this is weird since normally you have to press and hold to highlight. I haven’t seen anyone else complain about this bug, though. In conclusion, I am a power user, and I like the Forma much better.
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