There are forward page and
backward page buttons on both sides, so it's ambidextrous.The screen is big enough (I have the new, less expensive version).
Not exact matches
The positioning of the
page forward / back
buttons is a bit higher than we wished, with one of our testers complaining that his thumbs weren't quite long enough to click the
page -
backward button while resting the Kindle in his palm.
Although you can turn
pages using the built in forward and
backward buttons embedded into the unit.
I have no problem turning the
pages with one hand, either with the
backward and forward
buttons; a small gentle swipe of the thumb will more than suffice.
Pages are «turned» by pressing forward /
backward buttons, and Progress Technologies boasts that switching
pages is seamless with no afterimages.
To move among locations, you have to tap the bidirectional arrow icon, which calls up the
page number and chapter number out of how many total
pages, a slider that you can use to move ahead (as you slide your finger, the chapter and
page info change accordingly), and
page and chapter forward and
backward buttons.
There are
buttons to go to the previous or next chapter, and
page forward and
backward buttons.
According to a statement from Amazon on the new features, this update will allow users of the Kindle app to access the read aloud over 1.8 million titles available in the Kindle Store using Apple's VoiceOver technology, navigate within their libraries or books using consistent title, menu and
button names or navigate directly to a specific
page within a book, read character - by - character, word - by - word, line - by - line, or continuously, as well as move forward or
backward in the text, add or delete notes, bookmarks, and highlights, look up words in the dictionary and Wikipedia, and much more.
It'd also make Kindles easier to use for those with disabilities, since the left and right
buttons on a Bluetooth mouse could be used to
page forward or
backward.
With 6 Keys, including Scroll Wheel,
Page Forward and
Page Backward buttons for easy Internet Surfing
I also appreciate the
page - forward and
page -
backward navigation
buttons (which work in books, as well as in multipage screens) on the right and left: They are easy to push, and you can switch the hand you use for each operation.
Because your thumb rests so comfortably on that
page turn
button, you can make your way through a book without ever having to lift your thumb unless you want to go
backward to read something you missed.
The up and down
buttons move a heavy black arrow through menus; the left (
backward) and right (forward)
buttons initiate
page turns.
Tapping the
buttons flips the
pages forward or
backward, whereas double tapping flips the whole chapters.
NOOK has
page - forward and
page -
backward buttons located on both the left and right edges of the bezel.
Readers who hold NOOK by its side are often frustrated to find that their thumbs are on the
page -
backward button, and it's almost impossible to click a
page - forward
button with that hold.
The
page forward and
backward buttons on each side of the device are covered, but they are plainly marked and feature the same misprint seen on the Boxwave Flexiskin.