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Re:Touchscreens are out, and tactile controls are back by arccy on Sunday November 03, 2024 @12:12PM (#42034327)
so books are not accessible: kindles are better
Re:Touchscreens are out, and tactile controls are back by kibwen on Sunday November 03, 2024 @12:44PM (#42034607)
I'm unclear if this was intended to be sarcastic, but it's certainly possible for e-readers to be more accessible than books, at least for models that actually have physical buttons (and especially considering that e-readers can have zoomable text).
Re:Touchscreens are out, and tactile controls are back by dotancohen on Sunday November 03, 2024 @03:17PM (#42035803)
I am actually reading this on an e-reader. I find it more accessible than either my phone or my desktop. And easier on the eyes.
Re:Touchscreens are out, and tactile controls are back by InsideOutSanta on Monday November 04, 2024 @03:16AM (#42039589)
As far as I can tell, none of the current Kindle models have physical page turn buttons anymore, which is insane to me.

Turning the page is the main thing I do on an ebook, having a button on the side is so much more convenient than touching the screen, I don't obscure what I'm looking at, and I don't smudge the screen.

Re:Touchscreens are out, and tactile controls are back by kridsdale3 on Monday November 04, 2024 @01:16PM (#42044433)
The BOOX Palma is an e-ink Android device (not a phone) that I run the Kindle app on. It has physical page buttons, and is better than any of the Kindle devices I've used. Also tunable ink speed and color temperature.
Re:Touchscreens are out, and tactile controls are back by freedomben on Sunday November 03, 2024 @01:06PM (#42034785)
Maybe not accessible in the a11y sense, but definitely accessible in the "can read without DRM" sense. I'll take a book I can keep and read whenever and however I want to one that has to phone home and ask a giant corporation if it's ok.
Re:Touchscreens are out, and tactile controls are back by grues-dinner on Sunday November 03, 2024 @06:52PM (#42037125)
Get a Kobo and install KoReader.