I love my 505 so much that once or twice I have... - Page 2

Ea · 03-20-2009, 07:35 AM

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Originally Posted by SteveK

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Old habits do die hard sometimes!

New habits die hard, too, sometimes. Ever tried looking for the copy-and-paste functionality on paper?

jaxx6166 · 03-20-2009, 02:13 PM

LOL...
Last night I hit the page forward button on my "Lamentation" hardcover.
This morning I tried to turn the page of my 505 by swiping my finger across the screen

FizzyWater · 03-20-2009, 08:18 PM

I've turned my PDA over so I could doublecheck what the blurb was on the back of the book before.

And just last week, one of my co-workers - who bought an eBookwise because of my ebook reading at work - came to tell me her funny story. One of the women in her department was handing around a copy of a library book that she wanted them all to read. My co-worker said it felt odd to hold a paper book in her hand again, but she hadn't realized just how accustomed she'd grown to using the reader until...

...she came to a word she didn't know and pressed her finger on it, waiting for the dictionary definition to appear on the page!

She and I had a good laugh at that.

Ea · 03-21-2009, 05:58 AM

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Originally Posted by FizzyWater

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...she came to a word she didn't know and pressed her finger on it, waiting for the dictionary definition to appear on the page!

matanic · 03-21-2009, 10:15 AM

I'm also a longtime pda ebook reader, and I have tried touching the screen of my new EZ Reader to turn the page. But even worse is when I just sit there and wait for the page to scroll to the next line. Apparently I use autoscroll on the pda a lot!

rcuadro · 03-21-2009, 01:54 PM

That is one thing that I can say that I have not done on my 505 or Kindle... LOL

GraceKrispy · 03-21-2009, 10:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Arcticnick

Occasionally I have been so absorbed reading that when I get to the bottom of the page, instead of pressing the 'turn page' button, I have actually turned the device over, instead.
Could that be a sign of early-onset oldness, or is it, perhaps, only an indication of good design?

I have done the same thing!! Less now than when I first got it in November, but still.... I prefer to think it's an ode to the e-ink technology, but it's probably something to do with my mental capacity.

Exer · 03-26-2009, 11:10 PM

I've never tried to flip my Reader over, but there have been multiple times I've become a little too excited and did a premature page-turn -- you know, hitting the button before I'm even done reading the page I'm on. I always just sigh and page back to read what I missed. Sometimes it is just hard to wait!

I used to have a similar issue with pbooks, my eyes would try to jump to the next page and do a quick 'scan' before I got there. Completely involuntary reaction.

Curly · 03-27-2009, 02:40 AM

Sometimes a 'page' I'm reading get smudged or a cookie crumb falls on it. Then, after I hit the page-turn button, I am often surprised to see that the smudge or crumb is on the next page as well!

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03-20-2009, 02:13 PM	#17
jaxx6166 Wizard Posts: 1,222 Karma: 769316 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Eternal summer Device: 350, iPad, PW	LOL... Last night I hit the page forward button on my "Lamentation" hardcover. This morning I tried to turn the page of my 505 by swiping my finger across the screen

03-20-2009, 08:18 PM	#18
FizzyWater You kids get off my lawn! Posts: 4,220 Karma: 73492664 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Columbus, Ohio Device: Oasis 2 and Libra H2O and half a dozen older models I can't let go of	I've turned my PDA over so I could doublecheck what the blurb was on the back of the book before. And just last week, one of my co-workers - who bought an eBookwise because of my ebook reading at work - came to tell me her funny story. One of the women in her department was handing around a copy of a library book that she wanted them all to read. My co-worker said it felt odd to hold a paper book in her hand again, but she hadn't realized just how accustomed she'd grown to using the reader until... ...she came to a word she didn't know and pressed her finger on it, waiting for the dictionary definition to appear on the page! She and I had a good laugh at that.

03-21-2009, 10:15 AM	#20
matanic Enthusiast Posts: 30 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2008 Device: iPad Air, Kobo Aura H2O	I'm also a longtime pda ebook reader, and I have tried touching the screen of my new EZ Reader to turn the page. But even worse is when I just sit there and wait for the page to scroll to the next line. Apparently I use autoscroll on the pda a lot!

03-21-2009, 01:54 PM	#21
rcuadro Wizard Posts: 1,686 Karma: 874275 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Virginia Beach, VA Device: Kindle DX	That is one thing that I can say that I have not done on my 505 or Kindle... LOL

03-26-2009, 11:10 PM	#23
Exer I see Russia! Posts: 205 Karma: 234787 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Alaska Device: Etch-A-Sketch	I've never tried to flip my Reader over, but there have been multiple times I've become a little too excited and did a premature page-turn -- you know, hitting the button before I'm even done reading the page I'm on. I always just sigh and page back to read what I missed. Sometimes it is just hard to wait! I used to have a similar issue with pbooks, my eyes would try to jump to the next page and do a quick 'scan' before I got there. Completely involuntary reaction.

03-27-2009, 02:40 AM	#24
Curly I need a holiday! Posts: 1,227 Karma: 4622 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Scotland Device: PRS-505, ipod touch	Sometimes a 'page' I'm reading get smudged or a cookie crumb falls on it. Then, after I hit the page-turn button, I am often surprised to see that the smudge or crumb is on the next page as well!

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