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Old 09-15-2009, 10:39 PM   #40
dmaul1114
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Originally Posted by LDBoblo View Post
People would then say "well you can push the button when you reach the last line LOL".

I don't see how the two can compare. One gives you instant visual and tactile response while requiring more muscle movement, while the other requires less physical effort and is significantly slower. If I lose my arms and need to use my chin to turn pages, the ebook reader is much less of a workout.
To the first, yeah, it's about the same. Page flip is probably a little faster---but I also don't see 1-2 second delays on my K1. Maybe 1 second tops, likely a bit under.

Honestly, neither page turns or the flash bothers me. E-readers just suck for something you need to flip through like a text book, scholarly article, technical manual etc. since all those delays add up when flipping through a bunch of pages or dealing with the slow loading table of contents etc. to jump around.

For regular reading? The page flash doesn't bother me, I just hit it when I'm half through the last line.
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