inputs.text: horrible usability - ive owned reader around 3 months works bothered usability atrocious read numerous professional reviews everyone focuses well read screen important sure since several alternatives usability equally important since not book constantly deal following usability issues first builtin dictionary thats awesome double tap word bring definition great happens doesnt know word importantly clearly adverb adjective form word tells \\no definition found\\ thats get no option edit word look root word know definition given option edit lookedup word get new definition example doesnt know word \\sonorously\\ would nice allowed edit search term human clearly see \\sonorous\\ root word no youre forced look word know tediously erase type root word youre looking trust want little typing possible purely awful second cant read book charging say keeps charge 10 days experience lasts 10 days whether use not frustrating not read 2 weeks go lunch book find battery knew half full last time used oh charger usb cant charge read actually whats worse hook incorrect usb charger wont charge thoughtfully tells hooked usb giving no options read book indication isnt charging providing illusion charging thanks though realized chargeable devices usablewhile charging even crappy cheap phone edit ive told button labeled \\power\\ used turn not actually turn device instead puts sleep battery may last longer holding power button seconds turns apparently consider usability button labeled would call secondary function third navigating books tedious large library get list books ` author ` title ` date still lists books author not select author book raw sorting slow page turning eink isnt really problem reading book trying go long menu irritating ` collections mechanism akin playlist ipod dont want predefine collections navigating fourth not setup reading one book time would thing oh dunno someone buys technical book read work reads fictional novel lunch yes see previous issue simple addition maybe 4 ` recently read books would solve fifth font sizes inconsistentless useful get small medium large extra large extra extra large theres really two issues first size small one book not size small another book granularity horrible find wanting something small medium medium large extra large extra extra large plain ridiculous assume included legally blind people xxl gets 10 lines per page said slow page turning isnt bad little distracting want limit 10 lines means spending half time waiting page turns id rather options smaller sizes sixth margin isnt configurable wastes half inch around margin eink goes way edges see menus dictionary not books id like configure 34 inch edge device margin seventh sony store expected 1998 website difficult find want cant narrow search author book title type authors name get many matches books not written author im not sure prologue left review style not author oh author searched isnt always listed top get 5 pages matches really search oh theres no sorting author title eighth reader software use desktop load books also expect 1998 looks like itunes ripoff tree left showing books audio pictures etc list right ugly boring slow buggy crashes locks recent 31 update may fixed bugs none usability specifics lacks many features reader respect listing books extra info book like file name obtain reading book hitting info button not option listing books also start reading book not obvious stop reading youd think hitting ` books left would nope youre ` reading mode hit ` list ` grid view button ` play button put read mode bottom list grid views top dont seem correlate fact since bought reader device probably wont read much via software find forgetting get read mode ninth things like option menu reading book hit hard options button things like change books orientation landscape portrait not heterohomo amazing menu 6 items long ` button button displays whopping 3 items not show 9 items theres plenty room consider slowness eink thats type usability issues littered throughout device tenth whole touch thing im not touch interfaces implemented properly swipe finger change page well maybe 30 time doesnt always work maybe fingers arent sized properly somehow havent mastered ` swipe funny ipod touch no problem use fingernail get work reliably simulating stylus dont want pull change pages also swipe vertically bottom top interpreted page turn huh might think \\why would thing\\ id reply \\the screen gets dusty despite case im swiping dust manner clearly not page turn gesture wont turn page\\ theres double tap word look usually works sometimes selects word literally inches tapped lastly technical support friendly pretty unhelpful would need technical support book well one book bought store numerous pages show \\protected page\\ instead actual page reader desktop software wanted lead obvious paths told first tried end unable resolve issue ive got book cant read locks reader try mention hate say could barely understand accents tried email problem difficult according oh one last thing consider reset device least 3 times lose bookmarks kinda really irritating day iphones usability better hopefully someone sony read review resolve issues firmware update certainly wont buy next model fix require new purchase