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Re:Kindle loyalists scramble as Amazon turns page on old e-r... by literalAardvark on Saturday May 23, 2026 @05:45AM (#48246282)
Really wish my 1st gen Paperweight had split forward and back buttons on the right side.

But then I also understand that'd increase the price by 10% and only help right handed people with weak hands so... c'est la vie.

Re:Kindle loyalists scramble as Amazon turns page on old e-r... by phil21 on Sunday May 24, 2026 @12:05AM (#48254276)
> But then I also understand that'd increase the price by 10% and only help right handed people with weak hands so... c'est la vie.

You can... turn them upside down to become a left-handed device. That way you can be weak-handed with either hand!

Re:Kindle loyalists scramble as Amazon turns page on old e-r... by literalAardvark on Sunday May 24, 2026 @04:39AM (#48255632)
Only way to get buttons that are comfy on both sides would be to flip it screen out. That doesn't seem like a very useful position to hold a reader in though.

If you turn it upside down the left hand buttons will be way too high on the reader

Re:Kindle loyalists scramble as Amazon turns page on old e-r... by phil21 on Sunday May 24, 2026 @02:29PM (#48259796)
The Oasis solves this - buttons are in the middle. Since you tend to not use the back page button much, it works pretty well.

I was skeptical of the "lopsided" design at first but it grew on me and is what I'd prefer in future devices from here on out.

Re:Kindle loyalists scramble as Amazon turns page on old e-r... by NetMageSCW on Sunday May 24, 2026 @06:16PM (#48261566)
The original Kindle keyboard had perfect page turn buttons and it’s been downhill ever since, though the Oasis is livable.