Amazon’s new Kindle case is an insult to my fellow lefties
A Business Insider columnist criticizes Amazon's new Kindle case for featuring page-turn buttons only on the right side, which disadvantages left-handed users. The author argues this design choice ignores the ergonomic needs of lefties compared to older Kindle models.
Why it matters
The piece highlights the importance of inclusive design in consumer electronics and the frustration caused by removing accessibility features.
The new Kindle case has physical buttons (!!!) to turn the page. Amazon Amazon's new Kindle lineup has a case accessory with physical buttons. Yay! But the buttons are only on the right side, which is bad for lefties like me. Boo! Amazon, bring back buttons on both sides, gosh dangit! Amazon announced a refresh to the main Kindle lineup last week. There's some new fun colors (ube! seaglass!) for the regular Kindles , and some minor upgrades like faster page turn speed across the Paperwhite and Colorsoft versions. Excitingly, there are two nifty new accessories for page turning: a remote control called the Kindle Click and a case with physical buttons. The remote I have no beef with. Seems nifty. It's the case that I find to be a microaggression — no, perhaps macro — to my existence as a left-handed person.
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