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Originally Posted by JBaby

I find that non-disabled people almost always say this about something new that they deem unnecessary until they try it, like it, and then it’s ok for everyone to want it. You don’t have to be disabled to want this. It’s doesn’t have to be a matter of laziness. It’s perfectly fine to just want the convenience of something.

Oddly enough, I have tried several page turners, physical, Bluetooth and WiFi. One part of my career was working with disabled students to help them to have as much independence as possible in learning. I also helped people outside work set their page-turners up. While most could be made to work, I did not find them worthwhile for me. As I said, with ereaders being a niche device with total sales of ereaders being a rounding error in Apple or Samsung sales, page turners for eInk ereaders are a niche within a niche market.

Originally Posted by JBaby

I don’t know if you’ve been paying attention but page turners are popular in this niche community. Go on any book community social media and you’ll find it in nearly every ereader must have video. These are regular people not nerds like us here. I’m willing to bet good money the majority of these people using page turners aren’t disabled.

Within the group of people I know IRL who use ereaders, the percentage of users with disabilities that would prevent them from holding their ereader in their hands is rather low. For that fraction that has issues, assistive technology while maybe not a "life-saver", does help them to enjoy some quality of life. However, I think I am close to reality when I say that the vast majority of ereader users do not want or need a page turner.

Originally Posted by JBaby

I am disabled. I don’t hold my Kindle often. When I do hold it it’s because I’m outside and tilted back in my wheelchair. I use gravity to help me hold it. My pager turners are assistive technology (AT) for me just like my Kindle. When I’m reading in bed my Kindle sits on my overbed table on a tablet stand. I can read while upright or reclined in my hospital bed.

This would’ve been so useful back when I still playing violin. Someone always had to turn the page for me.

I have no objection to page turners per se. What I object to is the people who appear to be claiming that more than a small minority of ereader users want and would make use of a page turner. Even with iOS or Android tablets, where setting up a page turner is relatively trivial, you don't see many people making use of a page turner.

I remember being a page turner while at university. It got me into the concerts for free and forced me to concentrate on the music to know when to flip the page. Sadly, I was never good enough at playing any instrument to think of a career in a folk group.