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Originally Posted by Deskisamess
Ah, ok. LucyOne had been talking about the new Paperwhite. I have the Oasis, and checked out the setting to disable the touchscreen. I don't like the buttons, and rarely use them. I'd have been happier if they weren't on the device in the first place. I bought it for the larger screen.
I'm a fast reader, and the constant clicking would drive me batty. I use them at times when navigating the home screen, especially when I have too many books not in collections. But for reading, hardly ever.
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When reading a book I tap the right side to turn the page; swiping would be too much movement. But when in the book list I have to shift gears and swipe up or down, and for some reason that minor inconsistency annoys me so then I use the buttons. Obviously you couldn't tap when you're in the book list because that selects a book. And then I've had books where the table of contents is wide and tapping the right side selects one of the toc entries and jumps to it. So for me having the buttons is helpful. My previous kindle was the first gen Touch, which I never really liked.