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sassanik · 08-14-2009, 01:37 PM

In my opinion its not the actual button that is hard to click, it is that its small and your finger overlaps the button onto the cover. The cover/case is a VERY hard surface, and since the button when pressed goes below the surface you end up with half your finger on the button and the other on the cover/case, more or less of your finger depending on your hand size.

I think a larger button would fix some of the problem or make the current button so it is not flush with the cover/case. It is a case of poor ergonomics. I am not sure why most of the e-ink readers have chosen to have such small page turning buttons. EB1150 and Kindle both have larger ones, and I think the new Opus may too. Hopefully more will follow suit.

I have fairly small hands, ie small fingers, so far the stiffness has not been too bad for me. I noticed it at first but now I don't seem to notice it.

So far it does seem that Interead has been giving good customer service, hopefully they will keep it up!

Amy

08-14-2009, 01:37 PM	#154
sassanik Guru Posts: 774 Karma: 1211741 Join Date: May 2008 Location: Oregon Device: EB1150, iPhone, Cool-er Purple, Pocketbook 360, Kindle Fire	button issues In my opinion its not the actual button that is hard to click, it is that its small and your finger overlaps the button onto the cover. The cover/case is a VERY hard surface, and since the button when pressed goes below the surface you end up with half your finger on the button and the other on the cover/case, more or less of your finger depending on your hand size. I think a larger button would fix some of the problem or make the current button so it is not flush with the cover/case. It is a case of poor ergonomics. I am not sure why most of the e-ink readers have chosen to have such small page turning buttons. EB1150 and Kindle both have larger ones, and I think the new Opus may too. Hopefully more will follow suit. I have fairly small hands, ie small fingers, so far the stiffness has not been too bad for me. I noticed it at first but now I don't seem to notice it. So far it does seem that Interead has been giving good customer service, hopefully they will keep it up! Amy Last edited by sassanik; 08-14-2009 at 03:26 PM.