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Originally Posted by luvshihtzu
You asked, so.....Being that you have already ordered the Astak Pro, you will find out shortly how it is to operate. One of my biggest complaints was the small print on the menu. After that, every time you did any operation, it took several steps to accomplish something. The steps didn't make sense. It is not a straight forward system like the Sony or the Kindle and you do need some computer savvy to be able to get everything up and running. Let us know how you feel about it later. You will have 14 days from date of arrival to return the Astak for a refund, if needed. If this is a gift, make sure the recipient checks it out for a few days before wrapping it back up for Christmas.
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I actually find the PP quite simple to use. Turn it on, the main screen has up to 8 options per screen, then press the corresponding numeric button for the option you want - simple. If you're structure is;
1 - Recently Read
2 - Fantasy
3 - Sci Fi
4 - Public Domain
5 - Adventure
6 - Non-Fiction
and you decide you want to read a Sci Fi novel, just press 3, then follow the same procedure to select the book you want. A lot easier than having a 5-way button requiring identifying where the cursor/highlighter is and press the 5-way up/down until Sci Fi is highlighted, then select it. Want the main menu? Press the Menu button in either the bookshelf or currently read book. I don't know how much more straight forward or simple it can be made. I lent my PP to my wife and off she went reading, worked it out very quickly. Only two questions I got from her were 1) which folder did you put XXXX book in, and 2) Do I need to turn it off when finished reading?
I certainly don't feel you need to be savvy to use the PP. It is as simple as plug it in to your computer, drag'n drop your book, turn it on, select the number corresponding with the folder/file you want and away you go.