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Old 10-28-2021, 05:19 PM   #147
Sirtel
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Originally Posted by mezzanine View Post
Buttons are the feature of e-readers I find most interesting because they seem to be a function of personal preference more than an obvious improvement like higher contrast or light temperature control.

Back when the touch sensitivity of screens wasn't what it is today, the logic of having buttons made more sense to me.

If you hold your e-reader in such a way that your thumb rests naturally in the range of the button, it makes sense why it would be less immersion-breaking to not have to extend your thumb to the screen to press.

I think some of the complaints I've read about the new placement of the buttons on the Sage/Libra2 are probably a result of them being less centered on resting thumb position.

I don't hold my device in such a way that would make buttons more economical, in terms of reducing the biomechanics of page turns, which may explain my agnosticism.
It's not the ergonomics or economics in my case. My preference for buttons has only one reason: fingerprints! And yes, I can see them. I can see them perfectly. And they bother me.
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