Kobo Libra design big and old fashion

[Quoth]

Originally Posted by Sirtel

I want buttons, not a BT page turner, which would be an additional device to hold. And definitely NOT a symmetrical design!

My idea is that detachable page turner would make the ereader just like a Libra or Sage when clipped in, and when docked simply use the buttons direct.

Optionally a second one can be page turn (like DXG / Nook) or either side can be Home and Back buttons instead of page turn, or be prior & next chapter, all by user selection. Hence the idea that if you have both and unclipped, they clip to each other.

Then it would suit everyone?

I like asymmetrical plus page turn buttons, but a few more buttons and able to set function or unclip them would be nice?

[Sirtel]

Originally Posted by JSWolf

If we don't have such a wide bezel, where would you feel would be a good place to put buttons so they would not be in the way for anyone not using them?

I like the wide bezel. But I could manage with the buttons on the outer edge of the bezel, like Kindle Keyboard and Kindle 4 had.

[Aleron Ives]

Originally Posted by Sirtel

Personally I don't want a symmetrical reader, buttons or no buttons.

Yeah, having a dedicated holding area for a device you spend a lot of time holding is just too good to live without.

[JSWolf]

Originally Posted by Aleron Ives

Yeah, having a dedicated holding area for a device you spend a lot of time holding is just too good to live without.

If we had no buttons, the bezel can less wide which would be very good.

[Denodan1]

Originally Posted by Aleron Ives

If you care about the physical appearance of the device more than its functionality, then by all means ignore the Libra. I prefer to choose my electronics based on their capabilities and not on their suitability as fashion accessories.

If your after Functionality then the Boox Go 7 blows the Libra out of the water. The boox go 7 is the most versatile and has the most functions out of any reader and not locked like the others

[Sirtel]

Originally Posted by Denodan1

If your after Functionality then the Boox Go 7 blows the Libra out of the water. The boox go 7 is the most versatile and has the most functions out of any reader and not locked like the others

I read any book I want on my Libra 2. As to the apps and games, not interested. I have other devices for those.

[Denodan1]

Originally Posted by Sirtel

I read any book I want on my Libra 2. As to the apps and games, not interested. I have other devices for those.

Yes you can and correct, but boy a bit of mucking around to do so, with boox it's just a matter of downloading a reading app and away you go, much simpler than needing a pc and then transering it over. It's extra hassle

[Sirtel]

Originally Posted by Denodan1

Yes you can and correct, but boy a bit of mucking around to do so, with boox it's just a matter of downloading a reading app and away you go, much simpler than needing a pc and then transering it over. It's extra hassle

I would muck around in any case, as I want to manage my ebooks myself and make my own backups.

Besides, most of those reading apps suck.