does the keyboard irritate you?

[Bookworm_Girl]

Originally Posted by tao

I was afraid of breaking the spine of the cover. Obviously I am being too gingerly.

Many ereader covers were designed with the intention that users could fold them back. Your Kindle cover will be fine.

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Originally Posted by HarryT

I make extensive use of the annotation capabilities of the K3 when I'm proof-reading books, and find the keyboard to be very good. The only thing about it that annoys me is that the 5-way nav control is a little too small for my fingers. If they could make that one control 50% larger it would be a lot easier to use.

Overall, though, the keyboard is a definite "plus" for the Kindle.

Harry a while back you mentioned how you perfered the SONY touch screen over the K2. Here you mention that you like the K3 for "extensive annotations". I don't have a K3, just a K2. Is the K3 keyboard much better than the K2? I know the K3 refresh rate is almost instant compared the K2. I'm wondering if this also enhances the experience?

Do you still prefer the SONY touch/pen to annotate?

Originally Posted by leaston

I'll bet you've never used an Android device then. I can comfortably type 30 words per minute, reasonably accurately on my HTC Desire. Along with on-screen indicators, you receive haptic feedback with each keypress. I much prefer touch screen on a mobile device than physical keyboard.

Leaston you need to use Swype or SlideIt. These keyboards make typing much faster than key pecking. I could never aceive decent typing speeds using a qwerty keyboard until I used Swype.

Originally Posted by HarryT

What's "haptic feedback"? That's a term I've not come across before.

In effect "Haptic feedback" is a replacement for "tactile feedback" on most touch screen devices since all controls are virtual.

Personally I find it to be one of the most annoying forms of feedback. Second only to the fake click sound. After extensive typing my fingers start to get numb. I tend to turn this feature off on most of my touch screen devices.

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