ok thanks all for the answers. evtest seems perfect...and my action will be delayed so whatever touch is caught is good (kindle is fixed near the wall)
quick last dummy question...
who will poll evtest...is it running in the background and itself handling actions..or do I need to make it run in a loop by bash command?
if you have a link with a kindle example (or linux compatible) that'd be great and will avoid me trial and error next weekend (I have a baby..less time now to play around than before..)