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Old 05-21-2010, 01:54 PM   #16
Maggie Leung
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Originally Posted by Spiffy View Post
Body position has to be a big factor.

Whether you are sitting or lying down (you might be doing either at various points in the day).

And if you are sitting... if its at a desk, in a reclining chair or couch of some type, or in some other place (on a stoop, a lawn chair, a bus or railway seat, etc. would be very common places, I think).

Lying down... well... some people lie on their backs, some on their sides, and some fluff up a pillow and lie on their stomachs. Sometimes on couches (so pretty naturally on their backs there, I'd think), and some only on a bed.

These all have to present different scenarios for eBook reader positioning.

Even still, even if the reader is propped on your stomach, or partially on a desk (presumably being angled up by your hand), or something totally different I still wonder at the whole "page turn buttons at the bottom" thing. I still don't get that.
Definitely agree. Difficult for hardware makers to make "perfect" devices with so much variety in people's preferences and uses. Difficult for buyers to find a "perfect" device as well. Maybe that's just me, though. I find good features in various devices, but nothing with everything I want. So I go for closest fit and hope something better emerges. I appreciate that strides have been made, though.
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