Hello!

[wildwestcats]

Hello! I am the owner of 3 legacy e-readers, 2 Kindle Keyboards and a DX.

I love my Keyboard and absolutely do not want to upgrade even though a backlight *would* be nice.

The DX has been ignored for the past 7 years or so but I just put a new battery in it and it's as good as new.

[Sirtel]

Hello and welcome to MobileRead!

I'm curious, why wouldn't you want to upgrade? The modern ereaders are faster, lighter, with better screens; overall, the reading experience is much better IMO. (I still have a couple of my old ereaders and I take them out to compare sometimes; no way would I want to go back to them).

[wildwestcats]

Originally Posted by Sirtel

Hello and welcome to MobileRead!

I'm curious, why wouldn't you want to upgrade? The modern ereaders are faster, lighter, with better screens; overall, the reading experience is much better IMO. (I still have a couple of my old ereaders and I take them out to compare sometimes; no way would I want to go back to them).

Partially it's because I am resistant to change and comfortable with what I know.

While the DX is a chonky one, the Keyboard is pretty light. I have arthritis in my hands and small and light keeps them happy. It's also very portable - I can slip it in my purse.

I also want physical page buttons. Not a lot of readers these days have those. The ones that do aren't as small as I'd like.

I'm not saying I couldn't be swayed, especially if someone offered me a magical unicorn 6", physical page button WITH a backlight e-reader! But for now I'm happy with what I've got and not looking to upgrade.

[Sirtel]

Originally Posted by wildwestcats

Partially it's because I am resistant to change and comfortable with what I know.

While the DX is a chonky one, the Keyboard is pretty light. I have arthritis in my hands and small and light keeps them happy. It's also very portable - I can slip it in my purse.

I also want physical page buttons. Not a lot of readers these days have those. The ones that do aren't as small as I'd like.

I'm not saying I couldn't be swayed, especially if someone offered me a magical unicorn 6", physical page button WITH a backlight e-reader! But for now I'm happy with what I've got and not looking to upgrade.

Well, Kindle Oasis and Kobo Libra 2 both have physical buttons and weigh less than Kindle Keyboard. True, they're a bit wider (and shorter), so I'm not sure they'd fit in your purse.

BTW, I'm with you re the buttons. I'd never buy an ereader without them.