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Well maybe you're a book person or maybe you just need a bit more time to settle in with an e-ink device.
When I first got into e-ink devices a couple of years ago, I did find the page turns really noisy and a bit off-putting. The latest gen Kindle has the quietest buttons I've used on an e-ink device but they aren't silent by any means. Once you get immersed into reading a great book, you tend not to notice these things any more.
I've just written a whole post with tips on improving the readability of your Kindle which you might find helpful in this situation:
http://www.kinworm.com/2011/02/q-13-...e-in-dark.html
Even if the Kindle doesn't meet your reading needs, I hope you find a device that does. I tend to think that there's a reading device to suit everyone - just a case of finding it first!