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TheRealBillc · 04-01-2009, 10:41 AM

I too have a PRS 700 and I've had it since it came out. I use a swipe to turn the page almost all the time since I find that to be most like the motion I use with a paper book and so, the most natural. It only takes a quick movement in a small part of a corner of the screen with my thumb to change a page, so I haven't had any problem with smudges in my field of vision. Also, I think the screen design discourages smudges because my lcd phone screen is much more reflective and smudge prone. The ability to change a page by swiping your thumb across less than an inch of screen real estate is so natural in fact that when I get into a book I've actually found my self moistening my thumb to turn a page, like I would with a paper book, and have had to catch myself and mentally say, "Hey wait a minute! this is not real paper!". To me this is the best compliment I can offer to explain how natural using the PRS 700 really is. When I find myself occasionally holding the reader by the top, it doesn't matter, I can still change the page without moving my thumb position, because I'm not dependant on where the buttons are - another advantage of a touch screen, at least to me.

04-01-2009, 10:41 AM	#2
TheRealBillc evangelist Posts: 42 Karma: 48 Join Date: May 2008 Location: Jersey City, NJ Device: PRS-700 deceased now 950	page turning I too have a PRS 700 and I've had it since it came out. I use a swipe to turn the page almost all the time since I find that to be most like the motion I use with a paper book and so, the most natural. It only takes a quick movement in a small part of a corner of the screen with my thumb to change a page, so I haven't had any problem with smudges in my field of vision. Also, I think the screen design discourages smudges because my lcd phone screen is much more reflective and smudge prone. The ability to change a page by swiping your thumb across less than an inch of screen real estate is so natural in fact that when I get into a book I've actually found my self moistening my thumb to turn a page, like I would with a paper book, and have had to catch myself and mentally say, "Hey wait a minute! this is not real paper!". To me this is the best compliment I can offer to explain how natural using the PRS 700 really is. When I find myself occasionally holding the reader by the top, it doesn't matter, I can still change the page without moving my thumb position, because I'm not dependant on where the buttons are - another advantage of a touch screen, at least to me.