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Old 11-19-2023, 04:58 PM   #703
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Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: Bensalem, PA
Device: Kindle Scribe, Nook Glowlight 4, Apple iPad Pro 12.9"
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Originally Posted by mergen3107 View Post
I think for these size and weight of the Kindle Scribe Amazon decidedly omitted the buttons. They suggest that the hand holding the wide bezel should only hold the bezel, eliminating the risk of dropping the whole Scribe while trying to push a button.
It frustrates me that all e-readers came out the gate with page turn buttons. The Kindle had them. The nook had them. The Sony Reader had them. Then they got left behind in a cost-cutting move.

Barnes and Noble brought them back. And Amazon offers them for a premium.

The more I play with the Scribe, the more I realize I am not the target market for this device.

I want the convenience and battery life of an eInk panel, with the flexibility of a full tablet. And I'd like it at a reasonable price point. But I don't think that's possible.

I think the closest thing that comes to my needs is the Onyx Boox Tab X. But it also lacks physical page turn buttons, and it costs as much as a tablet. Sadly, that doesn't work for me.

I can't be the only person that wants a large screen e-reader the size of a magazine that's just an e-reader.
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