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0 pointsSomeone12344y ago0 comments

That's one area where I feel like there has been a regression. Back when eInk ebook readers were new several had physical "flappy paddles" to flip pages, it was glorious. Now they all use touch or gesture controls, and holding the thing is not really a consideration.

Unfortunately because Amazon has little to no competition in the space and offers no choice, you cannot vote with your wallet as it were.

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kemayo4y ago

Amazon does have the Kindle Oasis[1] which has physical buttons for page turning, and a design with a different take on how you hold it from a regular Kindle. It's the expensive model, though, so very much "vote with your wallet" in a different sense than you meant.

[1] https://www.amazon.com/All-new-Kindle-Oasis-now-with-adjusta...

nicholassmith4y ago

The downside of the flip buttons was they seemed quite fragile on the two Kindles I had with them, but I much preferred that over the touchscreen tap.

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