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Originally Posted by greenapple
I agree with the part about the line spacing (when epub is loaded). If it were smaller, at least 5 or more extra lines could be accommodated on a screen. A little more left side margin would be nice too.
On the speed issue, I personally find it ok. Not great, but usable. The loading time is a tad long, but it doesn't have any page-turn flashes like the majority of its e-ink rivals.
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I've got the Sony PRS300 ($200) and the Aluratek Libre ($140). The Libre is on par with the PRS300 as far as speed (or lack thereof) goes. Both have a rather slow processor, and one should expect them to be slower than the expensive readers. But they are both quite usable as you mentioned.
The Libre seems to display non-ePub books with way too much line space the way you described the JBL. I think it uses FBReader for non-ePubs. These books are readable but they look terrible due to the huge space between each line. It makes it look like an old type, double-spaced term paper from my college days! However, it displays ePubs very well, as the slightly blurry photos below shows. I was able to set the margins via Calibre to avoid the darn ADE page number fiasco.
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