Kindle page-turn buttons are back

Under normal circumstances, I would be overjoyed that Amazon has rediscovered the appeal of dedicated page-turn buttons on its Kindle e-readers. Neither of my current models—a first-generation Scribe and a Colorsoft—have those buttons, and I miss them every time I pick up each device. What’s the big deal, you might ask? Don’t you use touchscreens every day? Well, yes, but that’s kind of the point. A big reason I like e-readers is they help me get into a different headspace. Moving my thumb over to touch a screen every couple of hundred words makes me feel like I’m operating a gadget rather than reading a book; gently pressing my thumb in place is a more natural motion that doesn’t take me out of the content on the page. Amazon does seem to have some idea that people value the feature: The current splash page for the new Kindle line proclaims “Buttons are back.” The one catch? They’re only back if you buy an $80 accessory “Page-Turn Cover” for the more expensive “Signature Edition” model of the Colorsoft or Paperwhite. {"blockType":"mv-promo-block","data":{"imageDesktopUrl":"https:\/\/images.fastcompany.com\/image\/upload\/f_webp,q_auto,c_fit\/wp-cms-2\/2025\/12\/multicore.png","im…