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raviendha · 06-09-2010, 07:31 PM

I've been wanting an ereader for quite a while. Picked up the Aluratek Libre thinking I'd like it since it does not have the 'black flash' between page turns. But, I hated it. Only cost $139 and with good reason. It is supposed to be able to read epub but it freezes up for, literally, 30-60 seconds between pages. (sometimes longer) Does great with .txt files but all my books are epub and I do not want to convert them all.

So, it is between the nook & Kindle and I hope I can get used to the black flash. I've played with the nook quite a bit but I really want to compare it to the Kindle. I drove 20 miles to Target the day after the Kindle was to be displayed. There was a sign up on an end cap but it was partially hidden by another product on the shelves.

I asked someone who works there and he didn't know the Kindles were even supposed to be out yet. He brought one from the back but it was in a brown box. Didn't help me much and he didn't want to open it because if I didn't want it they couldn't sell it. I asked him what the difference was in me buying it then returning it if I didn't like it...? Still wouldn't open it for me. He also said the same thing someone else posted on this thread... the company's sales reps will come by if they want a display set up. I left there very, very frustrated. Maybe I'll just stick with my iPod touch and wait until a company comes out with an ereader with a backlight. 90% of my reader is at night anyway.

06-09-2010, 07:31 PM	#25
raviendha Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2010 Device: Kindle or Nook?	Sign but no display model I've been wanting an ereader for quite a while. Picked up the Aluratek Libre thinking I'd like it since it does not have the 'black flash' between page turns. But, I hated it. Only cost $139 and with good reason. It is supposed to be able to read epub but it freezes up for, literally, 30-60 seconds between pages. (sometimes longer) Does great with .txt files but all my books are epub and I do not want to convert them all. So, it is between the nook & Kindle and I hope I can get used to the black flash. I've played with the nook quite a bit but I really want to compare it to the Kindle. I drove 20 miles to Target the day after the Kindle was to be displayed. There was a sign up on an end cap but it was partially hidden by another product on the shelves. I asked someone who works there and he didn't know the Kindles were even supposed to be out yet. He brought one from the back but it was in a brown box. Didn't help me much and he didn't want to open it because if I didn't want it they couldn't sell it. I asked him what the difference was in me buying it then returning it if I didn't like it...? Still wouldn't open it for me. He also said the same thing someone else posted on this thread... the company's sales reps will come by if they want a display set up. I left there very, very frustrated. Maybe I'll just stick with my iPod touch and wait until a company comes out with an ereader with a backlight. 90% of my reader is at night anyway.