Tech Information needed about e-readers: kindle, nook, samsung, ipads,

I need help/information that is very important regarding e - reader technology. And in my case it's a matter of mental and physical health. Briefly, I got a Kindle as a present. I tried it for a half hour. Couldn't use it because the forward and back buttons require the same movement a mouse click does, and I got serious repetitive stress injury that required neurosurgery (it was a lot worse than plain old carpal tunnel). Now I use a tablet/stylus while computing so my mouse problem is solved. However, I am trying to learn of an e-reader or e-reader application that can be used so that I don't need to do the 'click thing.' I think stylus technology for turning pages would be the easiest, or possibly another touch technology like simply using a finger. I know the obvious answer would be to just eschew e-readers altogether. But before I consider that, does anyone know of a technology that does what I'm looking for? Thanks! ; )

I think Sony has a touch e-reader (you run your finger across the page to turn it). I saw one briefly in the shop, but I have no real experience with them. I believe that it also has a stylus.

http://www.macnn.com/reviews/sony-prs-600-touch-ereader.html

The Sony does have a touch screen, it's very easy to use (my aunt has one, loves it).

I have a Sony 2.0, which has both a stylus and a touch screen. I imagine the iPad also has a touch screen, though I'm not sure.

hi my name is rhianna and i am on this website when i should be doing school work how stupid are teachers

bookwasbetter - Have a look at the Mobile Read Wiki - there's a lot of useful information and links there, and in their forum: http://wiki.mobileread.com/wiki/Main_Page

There are quite a lot of good options for reading on a touchscreen. If you already have a tablet, your best option might be simply to install one or two reader apps on that and try them out. You can always download a few free books from Gutenberg or somewhere to test before you start spending money.

Another alternative idea with a Kindle - yes it has the buttons that turn the page, but it has a text-to-speech reader. You can set it up at the speed you want and then turn the sound down/off and the pages turn automatically to keep up with the reader.

Now this is not like an audio book where you have an actor type reading, it is a digital voice so you may not want to actually listen to it but it is a hands free way to turn pages.

Just a thought...

>7 perennialreader: I've heard some Kindle users say that method drains the battery pretty quickly. But I guess it'd be better than getting RSI. And turning off the wireless system helps the battery....

Personally I don't much like the 'click/clack' noise that the Kindle buttons make. Quite annoying for others in the room, esp. if you read fast!

>6 thorold:
After posting that last night, I browsed around and found a video review of the BeBook Neo, from which it was pretty clear that even though it has a touchscreen, you use the buttons for next page/previous page. You obviously need to check more than just the technical spec to get something that solves your problem. I'd guess that the IPad might be worth looking into - that has a finger touch screen (and, I believe, no physical buttons except on/off), so you wouldn't be gripping a stylus all the time. But you would have to decide if you're happy (a) reading on a backlit LED screen and (b) charging the battery every day.

Rhianna,
Maybe you can make them smarter!

To everyone, thanks for the information. I'm going to check into the sony, the bebook Neo, the Ipad, etc. I tried the simulated speech on Kindle, listening to The Secret Agent by Conrad--yuk. It's especially annoying to me since I was an actor (although it probably would be annoying to everyone. For anyone interested, I did read that Samsung is coming out with an e-reader that enables you to take notes with a stylus. You can find out about it on my blog www.inthetext.com. If you think this is a 'plug' for my blog, don't think I'm making much money from it. I think in four years, I've earned about $15. So, let's see, two hours a week x 52 x 4 divided by 15.00. Hmm....At least I don't get taxes deducted.

>11 bookwasbetter: Keep the text-to-speech running but turn the volume off. Pages will turn automatically when the computer voice reaches the end of each page as mentioned in #7.

On the Nook you can swipe your finger across the touch pad and the pages will turn. I believe its one of those capacitive touch screens where you need to use a finger, it wont work with a stylus (unless you use one of those sausage stylus thingies.. )