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Originally Posted by rantanplan
I have to ask this:
Who is using swipe gestures on their e-Reader? Every e-Reader I own either has buttons and/or supports touch to turn pages.
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As it happens, it was when I was using my Palm m500 for reading that I first became aware of arthritis in my thumb joints (buttons! lots of buttons!). At about that same time, I developed tendonitis in both wrists, and as part of the investigations, the arthritis was noticed.
So I have to be careful of anything requiring me to make repetitive gestures (aka swiping) or making me hold anything in a cramped position. I can't use a mouse, I use a trackball, but I have to be careful which type of trackball. Something like a Logitech MarbleMouse is out (that was what triggered the tendonitis), I use a Kensington Orbit which is a finger-controlled ball not a thumb-controlled ball.
I can and do switch between e-reader, iPad and iPhone for reading. As others have noted, a phone is great when you're waiting in a queue (or strap-hanging on the Tube), but when I'm sitting down I want a bigger screen.