It's interesting that everyone glossed over the heart of the article:
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The Reader's real problem, though, is its user interface. Perhaps inspired by the iPod, Sony has stuck a couple of round navigation pads on the device. They're awkwardly placed, though, and don’t feel as nice as the iPod's clickwheel. There's also a whole bunch of buttons, which serve as chapter or page markers. Navigating through the Reader's menus requires of multiple clicks in different places --or at least, I think it does. The whole menu system is confusing and non-intuitive, and I couldn't figure it out right away.
And that's a huge drawback. Sony's Reader is supposed to replace a book, one of the simplest tools we use. You should just be able to pick it up and read it. Readers will not tolerate confusing interfaces.
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This was exactly my reaction to the descriptions of the interface in the reviews here.
It sounds too complicated.
Hopefully this will be another thing that Sony corrects in
The Next Generation.