Ereader with light, nontouchscreen

bbborys · 01-22-2016, 03:02 PM

Hi. I Have a problem. I am looking for a very basic ereader. It has to:
-have a light,
-not have a touchscreen (eventually buttons + ability to turn off the touchscreen),
-be able to read polish signs.
I am in UK now, so there is probably no problem with shipping.
I have found only one ereader that meets the criteria, but I heard its low quality - Kiano Bookylight.
Thanks for any advice.
Cheers.

JSWolf · 01-22-2016, 03:11 PM

You won't find such a Reader. All the ones with a front light also have a touch screen. Most do not have buttons for page turns and those that do such as the Kindle Voyage do not have a way to turn off the screen.

Zetmolm · 01-22-2016, 05:55 PM

You wil find such a reader:

Buy one of the PocketBook models with buttons, e.g. the Touch Lux 3, and install brucelee's CoolReader3 fork. In CoolReader, you can set the action that should be performed when you tap on one of the tap zones (i.e. parts of the screen). One of the options you have is 'no action'. So, if you set all tap zones to 'no action' you have what you want.

bbborys · 01-23-2016, 02:22 PM

Sounds like a good solution. I will think about it. If I won't find anything else, I will probably do as You say

Chi Cygni · 01-24-2016, 03:48 PM

http://swiatczytnikow.pl go check this out please, if you're Polish.

And this http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B...A2CVWTJHK0FSU7

And this

https://www.legimi.com

Pozdrawiam

bbborys · 01-26-2016, 12:15 PM

Thank You for links but it didn't help at all. I know the blog but I didn't find anything that could help. That legimi inkbook obsidian - is it possible to turn off the touchscreen?

Chi Cygni · 01-27-2016, 04:10 AM

No, but it has buttons. I saw/tested it in a shop, looked good. I'm extremely happy with Legimi, I don't buy, convert or backup books anymore.

bbborys · 01-27-2016, 06:33 AM

It will not work for me then. I have read a lot of opinions about touchscreen in ereader. Its a weird idea to put touchscreen into ereader. Its not needed, its only disturbing.

DaleDe · 01-27-2016, 12:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bbborys

It will not work for me then. I have read a lot of opinions about touchscreen in ereader. Its a weird idea to put touchscreen into ereader. Its not needed, its only disturbing.

It is very useful for dictionary support and annotation of some area of the screen. Other things can be done with buttons.

Dale

Dr. Drib · 01-28-2016, 07:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bbborys

It will not work for me then. I have read a lot of opinions about touchscreen in ereader. Its a weird idea to put touchscreen into ereader. Its not needed, its only disturbing.

I think you mean it's "not needed, its [sic] disturbing" for YOU.

Most people find it perfectly fine, as do I.

However, some people - such as yourself - are bothered by it.

eschwartz · 01-28-2016, 01:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JSWolf

You won't find such a Reader. All the ones with a front light also have a touch screen. Most do not have buttons for page turns and those that do such as the Kindle Voyage do not have a way to turn off the screen.

Unless your Kindle is jailbroken -- in which case you can use @baf's Kindle Untouchable hack.

Although I guess it *may* need to be updated for the Voyage?
Definitely for the Paperwhite, since it doesn't have a home button or the new page turn buttons.

Obviously, the aforementioned PocketBook models will be easier since you do not need to jailbreak over a serial port first...

MarjaE · 01-31-2016, 02:56 PM

I have severe coordination problems, severe sensory problems, and chronic migraines. I have to be very careful to avoid accidental tapping and accidental gestures. If I trigger flashing or zooming, the device will trigger migraines. Not fun.

So some of us can be more than "bothered" by touch.

That said, I used an Icarus Illumina e653, and only had a couple zooming problems before it broke. I wish there were more button-only devices, but I wouldn't rule out button+touch.

802384384 · 02-14-2016, 12:43 PM

Hi ...many of the newer models have built in glow-light, check out YouTube reviews links below.
-"not have a touchscreen"? again many have both touch screen and buttons, hence you don't need to use the Touch screen if you don't want to.
-"be able to read polish signs", do you mean read out polish text voice-to-text or be able to display polish text, if the later then most problably will be OK, the inplication of you question suggests partial sightedness ? but be aware that Kindles will restrict the file formats.
I have an older Nook Glow-light, buttons, touch screen, light etc I'd look at Youtube reviews from https://www.youtube.com/user/goodereader or https://www.youtube.com/user/TheeBookReader.

What ever eReader you settle on, I recommend that for organizing and/or changing file formats etc the very best and free program for the PC is CALIBRE.

Hope this helps

01-22-2016, 03:02 PM	#1
bbborys Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2016 Device: none	Ereader with light, nontouchscreen Hi. I Have a problem. I am looking for a very basic ereader. It has to: -have a light, -not have a touchscreen (eventually buttons + ability to turn off the touchscreen), -be able to read polish signs. I am in UK now, so there is probably no problem with shipping. I have found only one ereader that meets the criteria, but I heard its low quality - Kiano Bookylight. Thanks for any advice. Cheers.

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01-22-2016, 03:11 PM	#2
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 79,756 Karma: 145864619 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	You won't find such a Reader. All the ones with a front light also have a touch screen. Most do not have buttons for page turns and those that do such as the Kindle Voyage do not have a way to turn off the screen.

01-22-2016, 05:55 PM	#3
Zetmolm Guru Posts: 615 Karma: 2362786 Join Date: Jan 2010 Device: PocketBook Verse Pro Colour	You wil find such a reader: Buy one of the PocketBook models with buttons, e.g. the Touch Lux 3, and install brucelee's CoolReader3 fork. In CoolReader, you can set the action that should be performed when you tap on one of the tap zones (i.e. parts of the screen). One of the options you have is 'no action'. So, if you set all tap zones to 'no action' you have what you want.

01-23-2016, 02:22 PM	#4
bbborys Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2016 Device: none	Sounds like a good solution. I will think about it. If I won't find anything else, I will probably do as You say

01-24-2016, 03:48 PM	#5
Chi Cygni 秋子 permanently lurking Posts: 844 Karma: 6590735 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Europe Device: Oasis 3, Pocketbook Era	http://swiatczytnikow.pl go check this out please, if you're Polish. And this http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B...A2CVWTJHK0FSU7 And this https://www.legimi.com Pozdrawiam

01-26-2016, 12:15 PM	#6
bbborys Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2016 Device: none	Thank You for links but it didn't help at all. I know the blog but I didn't find anything that could help. That legimi inkbook obsidian - is it possible to turn off the touchscreen?

01-27-2016, 04:10 AM	#7
Chi Cygni 秋子 permanently lurking Posts: 844 Karma: 6590735 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Europe Device: Oasis 3, Pocketbook Era	No, but it has buttons. I saw/tested it in a shop, looked good. I'm extremely happy with Legimi, I don't buy, convert or backup books anymore.

01-27-2016, 06:33 AM	#8
bbborys Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2016 Device: none	It will not work for me then. I have read a lot of opinions about touchscreen in ereader. Its a weird idea to put touchscreen into ereader. Its not needed, its only disturbing.

01-31-2016, 02:56 PM	#12
MarjaE Guru Posts: 937 Karma: 53902736 Join Date: Jun 2015 Device: multiple	I have severe coordination problems, severe sensory problems, and chronic migraines. I have to be very careful to avoid accidental tapping and accidental gestures. If I trigger flashing or zooming, the device will trigger migraines. Not fun. So some of us can be more than "bothered" by touch. That said, I used an Icarus Illumina e653, and only had a couple zooming problems before it broke. I wish there were more button-only devices, but I wouldn't rule out button+touch.

02-14-2016, 12:43 PM	#13
802384384 Junior Member Posts: 5 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2011 Device: elonex 621eb	Hi ...many of the newer models have built in glow-light, check out YouTube reviews links below. -"not have a touchscreen"? again many have both touch screen and buttons, hence you don't need to use the Touch screen if you don't want to. -"be able to read polish signs", do you mean read out polish text voice-to-text or be able to display polish text, if the later then most problably will be OK, the inplication of you question suggests partial sightedness ? but be aware that Kindles will restrict the file formats. I have an older Nook Glow-light, buttons, touch screen, light etc I'd look at Youtube reviews from https://www.youtube.com/user/goodereader or https://www.youtube.com/user/TheeBookReader. What ever eReader you settle on, I recommend that for organizing and/or changing file formats etc the very best and free program for the PC is CALIBRE. Hope this helps

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