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Old 08-30-2016, 06:15 PM   #31
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It was the "pivoting paging buttons" thing that confused me. Pivoting in what sense?
The buttons aren't really buttons but rather short levers that rotate when you press down on them. That is unlike typical paging buttons that move up and down along a vertical axis. It is what allowed such thin buttons to have a measurable travel.

And I looked it up it: it was the K3.

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Old 08-30-2016, 06:33 PM   #32
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The screen of the Voyage is not as good as the screen of the Aura One. The front light is much better and the screen of the Voyage is too small.
That's a mistake. The Voyage screen is just a little larger than it should be. The Aura One is way too large.

The perfect ereader would have a screen the size of the Kobo Mini with a frontlight as good as the Voyage and a smaller bezel so it would fit comfortably in a shirt pocket.

Actually I think what this thread proves is that the perfect ereader is a myth. Perfect for who? I'm older than most of you guys so let's say perfect for me. But wait. There are more of you so you outvote me. There ain't no perfect ereader.

So I'll tell you what would be the perfect ereader if it could exist: first, it would stretch or shrink so it could be any size you prefer. It would have a light quality control so the light can be as good or bad, as even or splotchy as you like. It would weigh practically nothing unless you needed more weight and then you could use the voice control to tell it to get heavier. It would obey!

There's be one additional button that causes the inflatable recliner to pop out so you could read comfortably wherever you happen to be.

Amazon, are you reading this! You could call it the Amazon Skindle.

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I'm not at all sure which device you're referring to there.
The K4NT has pivoting (they rock towards the edge) page buttons on both sides.
In my case (XL Hands) they are backwards (forward is the bottom button). Inverting the screen fixes that, but the K only does that for SOME of the things (library, menu and book). Do other actions and you have to right the teader
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So I'll tell you what would be the perfect ereader if it could exist: first, it would stretch or shrink so it could be any size you prefer. It would have a light quality control so the light can be as good or bad, as even or splotchy as you like. It would weigh practically nothing unless you needed more weight and then you could use the voice control to tell it to get heavier. It would obey!

There's be one additional button that causes the inflatable recliner to pop out so you could read comfortably wherever you happen to be.

Amazon, are you reading this! You could call it the Amazon Skindle.

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You nailed it, Barry!
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So I'll tell you what would be the perfect ereader if it could exist: first, it would stretch or shrink so it could be any size you prefer. It would have a light quality control so the light can be as good or bad, as even or splotchy as you like. It would weigh practically nothing unless you needed more weight and then you could use the voice control to tell it to get heavier. It would obey!

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It can be built and probably will be.

Remember Google Glass?
A clip-on display for glasses that will project a text screen into the field of view, much like Microsoft's Hololens, can be wirelessly fed from a very small, low power computer. Maybe dedicated hardware, maybe as an app from a phone, watch, or PC.

As dedicated hardware it can be built into a pen form factor to accommodate a paging button and a motion-sensor for the guy.

Technology evolution doesn't stop; there will be be and different ways to read soon enough.
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The buttons aren't really buttons but rather short levers that rotate when you press down on them. That is unlike typical paging buttons that move up and down along a vertical axis. It is what allowed such thin buttons to have a measurable travel.

And I looked it up it: it was the K3.

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https://marco.org/media/2011/10/79-k...comparison.jpg
Ok, thanks. I do remember that, for me at least, the K3's buttons were too sensitive. I constantly changed pages inadvertently, particularly when picking the reader up or putting it down.
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Ok, thanks. I do remember that, for me at least, the K3's buttons were too sensitive. I constantly changed pages inadvertently, particularly when picking the reader up or putting it down.
I liked the design because it provided good travel in a thin (for the time) design.
Haptic addresses the same feedback issue in even thinner devices.
Of course, the Oasis makes it moot by going with a spinal design.
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The Voyage screen is just a little larger than it should be.
The Voyage screen is a standard 6" size. How is it larger than it should be?
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What most are describing is will be available with the Kobo Aura One.
Don't think you or anyone can Shrink it to fit a pocket. No page turns still a Touch system.
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The Voyage screen is a standard 6" size. How is it larger than it should be?
Read all of his post. He wants a "Voyage Mini" - a 5" device with the features of the Voyage.
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page turn buttons on both sides.

more memory.

I want all my books in my amazon archive organized into categories instead of my downloaded books. That way I could easily find my next read to download and no longer need to keep all my books in my device. Trying to browse through a couple thousand unorganized books to find the one you want is ridiculous, and no I don't always remember title or author to search for.
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page turn buttons on both sides.

more memory.

I want all my books in my amazon archive organized into categories instead of my downloaded books. That way I could easily find my next read to download and no longer need to keep all my books in my device. Trying to browse through a couple thousand unorganized books to find the one you want is ridiculous, and no I don't always remember title or author to search for.
Hmmm...all of my books in my Amazon Archive ARE organized into categories (collections). If I choose "All" on my device and show collections, then I can see all of my collections in the cloud, with all of the books in them. That's the beautiful thing about cloud collections

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The Voyage screen is a standard 6" size. How is it larger than it should be?
The Kobo Mini was the perfect size for an ereader. Well, maybe not perfect but nearly so. It could have been just a little smaller.

That's how!

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