Not exact matches
As for why
page turns take
longer when using the
buttons, the answer is fairly straight forward.
Although that arrangement isn't so bad for navigation, it is an awkward position for
page turns, unless you're grasping the e-reader by the lower third (only then is it clear that the 2 - inch
long centred
button is situated so that it's in reach of either your left or right thumb).
Frankly, they could dip it in gold and sprinkle it with diamonds, as
long as it doesn't have
page turn buttons I'm not interested.
The Guardian's reviewer praised the Oasis's ease in holding, it weighing next to nothing without the cover attached, its
long battery life, excellent display, even front lighting, and usable
page -
turn buttons, and the luxurious feel of the leather cover; however, the reviewer did not like that it was so expensive, that the battery cover only partially protects the back, and that the reader is not waterproof.
Although that arrangement isn't so bad for navigation, it is an awkward position for
page turns, unless you're grasping the e-reader by the lower third (only then is it clear that the approximately two - inch -
long, centered
button is situated so that it's in reach of either your left or right thumb).
I think it will be easier to
turn the
pages during a
long cold Minnesota winter by pressing the «
button» with my thumb compared to tapping the screen with a finger.
The images that surfaced of the new Kindle in October are real - it's a
longer device but not as thick as the original Kindle, and fixes some of the
button issues that plague users (like accidental
page turns).
I know this is a
long - shot, but if you
turn on «Volume
Buttons Control» in the Kindle app settings, do the
page turn buttons work?
In total, it seems like I'll get 25 - 33 % more words on the K3 screen, which is great for a few reasons: having to press the
page turn button less frequently (which is nice in itself) also means I should be able to read faster, and the battery will last
longer, since e-Ink screens only use power when you change
pages (you should get about 10,000
page turns per battery charge, regardless of how many words are on each
page).
The Kindle 2 requires that you press
long buttons on either side of its case to
turn pages.
But iRex takes austerity in design to an extreme, with just one
long flip bar (used mostly for
turning pages) and a menu
button on the left edge of the display.
I was glad to see that tapping as well as swiping works for
page turns and I've tried different Sony devices and found I don't really care for swiping to
turn when reading for
long periods, tapping however isn't all that different than using a physical
button.
One step up from the Paperwhite is the $ 199.99 Kindle Voyage, which is also six inches
long but replaces the plastic back with a lighter magnesium material, has a sleeker design, and uses PagePress haptic
buttons, which are basically
page turning sensors that vibrate when touched — similar to the home «
button» on the iPhone 7 and 8.
There's also a
button for back and a dedicated
page refresh
button that
turns the frontlight on and off when
long - pressed.