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AgentBEATS · 10-31-2009, 02:56 PM

I've never really given much though to it, but now that I've begun searching for a E-Reader that would fit my needs it's come to mind that how you hold a book equates to comfort of reading.

I'm right handed, but I prefer holding whatever I read in my left hand. While I assume this is probably common, from what I've seen a majority of E-Readers seem to accommodate for the right hand more. Obviously a lot of E-Readers are made to so it can be used from the right or left hand, but from what I've seen it would not be so comfortable for me to read from them.

My style of reading I guess you could call it, would be holding the book from the bottom with my left hand and with an E-Reader device, I would want to do the same. While with a real book I would occasionally use my right hand to turn the page, with an E-Reader it would be nice to be able to change the page comfortably from the position I'm holding it.

So my point of this brings up 2 questions really. First, what device would fit my needs? This is very non-specific, I'm just wanting something comfortable to hold and change page from my left hand. Second, what is your reading style and how did this equate to your E-Reader choice?

10-31-2009, 02:56 PM	#1
AgentBEATS Connoisseur Posts: 72 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Canada Device: Sony PRS-505, Nintendo DS, HTC Desire	How You Hold A Book When Reading I've never really given much though to it, but now that I've begun searching for a E-Reader that would fit my needs it's come to mind that how you hold a book equates to comfort of reading. I'm right handed, but I prefer holding whatever I read in my left hand. While I assume this is probably common, from what I've seen a majority of E-Readers seem to accommodate for the right hand more. Obviously a lot of E-Readers are made to so it can be used from the right or left hand, but from what I've seen it would not be so comfortable for me to read from them. My style of reading I guess you could call it, would be holding the book from the bottom with my left hand and with an E-Reader device, I would want to do the same. While with a real book I would occasionally use my right hand to turn the page, with an E-Reader it would be nice to be able to change the page comfortably from the position I'm holding it. So my point of this brings up 2 questions really. First, what device would fit my needs? This is very non-specific, I'm just wanting something comfortable to hold and change page from my left hand. Second, what is your reading style and how did this equate to your E-Reader choice?