For me the buttons have never gone away. And I hope they never do. My first e-reader was the first kindle, K1. And since I have needed a kindle with buttons. I tried a non button, the non lighted touch basic, but never liked it. I traded it in for the O3.
Buttons are an absolutely non negotiable must in a e-reader for me. The Voyage doesn't work so well for me as they aren't actual buttons and the bezel is too small to really grip the device and comfortably press the buttons. It falls out of my hands more often than not and my hand cramps up. I really like the side buttons on the K3 and button basic. Best of course were the K1.
Every time there are new models or a model gets retired, I start worrying about not being able to have buttons in the future.
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