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mitchwah · 12-09-2011, 05:00 PM

Dear RKanarek,

Thank you for sharing your experience with the Aluratek Color. I'm sure those who's contemplating buying it and doing research beforehand will thank you.

I'm glad I didn't buy it. It was on top of my list but decided to wait till Black Friday which was a good thing coz by accident, I saw a Walmart promo for this Ematic 7" eReader on sale for just $55. If anyone is in the market for eReaders similar to the Aluratek Color, I urge you to look at it coz I am loving my pink Ematic a lot.

I'm not sure if the Ematic will work for you and your library setup, but at least it's cheaper and has lots of bangs for the buck.

I tried viewing some of my PDF books and I'm pleasantly surprised that the reader handles them beautifully - it can fit the book to screen and the fonts are readable. I don't have reflowed PDF though - I just convert all my books to epub using Calibre. I also store my books on an SD card (though I have to buy a new microSD), grouped by Genre, then by Author, then by Title. Browsing books isn't as breezy as the Jetbook Lite (which was like a brother to the Aluratek Libre Pro), but it doesn't take minutes as you described with the A|C. It has browsing options, which is helpful, and you can navigate your library by File Name, Title, Author or by Directory - I mainly use the Directory. I also have to click the "next" buttons until I reach the book I want to read - which is frustrating if you have thousands of folders to navigate, but in case of my library, I don't mind it a bit. I also let my 2yo daughter use the Ematic to view her videos and I like it that the player will play all the videos in a folder - like a playlist.

I use the Ematic as my main reader and when it's time to charge, I turn to my newly acquired used Jetbook Lite that I won from Ebay. I am one happy camper!

Well I hope this helps those who's planning to buy the Aluratek Color or similar ereaders.

12-09-2011, 05:00 PM	#9
mitchwah Connoisseur Posts: 61 Karma: 66 Join Date: Dec 2009 Device: Jetbook Lite, Ematic 7" eReader	Dear RKanarek, Thank you for sharing your experience with the Aluratek Color. I'm sure those who's contemplating buying it and doing research beforehand will thank you. I'm glad I didn't buy it. It was on top of my list but decided to wait till Black Friday which was a good thing coz by accident, I saw a Walmart promo for this Ematic 7" eReader on sale for just $55. If anyone is in the market for eReaders similar to the Aluratek Color, I urge you to look at it coz I am loving my pink Ematic a lot. I'm not sure if the Ematic will work for you and your library setup, but at least it's cheaper and has lots of bangs for the buck. I tried viewing some of my PDF books and I'm pleasantly surprised that the reader handles them beautifully - it can fit the book to screen and the fonts are readable. I don't have reflowed PDF though - I just convert all my books to epub using Calibre. I also store my books on an SD card (though I have to buy a new microSD), grouped by Genre, then by Author, then by Title. Browsing books isn't as breezy as the Jetbook Lite (which was like a brother to the Aluratek Libre Pro), but it doesn't take minutes as you described with the A\|C. It has browsing options, which is helpful, and you can navigate your library by File Name, Title, Author or by Directory - I mainly use the Directory. I also have to click the "next" buttons until I reach the book I want to read - which is frustrating if you have thousands of folders to navigate, but in case of my library, I don't mind it a bit. I also let my 2yo daughter use the Ematic to view her videos and I like it that the player will play all the videos in a folder - like a playlist. I use the Ematic as my main reader and when it's time to charge, I turn to my newly acquired used Jetbook Lite that I won from Ebay. I am one happy camper! Well I hope this helps those who's planning to buy the Aluratek Color or similar ereaders.