inputs.text: not waste money - update may 1 2012im officially reducing rating 3 stars 1 less 6 months use libre color stopped workingfor bit ive problems would randomly freeze id hold power button force reset sometimes would happen repeatedly almost soon turned back nights ago immediately adding folders pictures ejected device unplugged almost immediately froze forced restart however refused boot properly turn get blank black screen slowly flashes offadmittedly emailing support get fairly quick reply however nothing suggested helped told download latest firmware update given procedure supposed force run update fix issue basically said make sure completely powered hold button except power button plug computer press power button 10 times let go button firmware update would start nothing happened contacted support told \\clearly didnt install driver properly\\on top order send check theyre insisting email copy receipt dont gift whats point receipt im emailing device anyway isnt actually device first place enough prove legitimately could understand simply asking replacement sent dont see point receipt im shipping device pocket might addso yeah 2lbs paper weight never quite worked right priced begin withdont waste money________end update_____________________________________let preface saying wouldve probably given thing 2 stars combined calibre software free 3rd party software organizing ebooks makes ereader managableprosfirst color screen quality surprisingly good ive watched videos occasion look good computer least good droid x phonemost major ereader options present accounted reflow text font size font background color options zoom bookmarks etc also typical \\remember last page read\\ feature whatever reading last no worries remembering page numberif youre stickler knowing place like also maintains original page lengths enlarge text doesnt renumber pages spreads single page across multiple screen turnsincludes \\last read\\ option whenever youre book list regardless page youre topmost section screen shows last book open little excerpt left no browsing massive book list simply want pick last hing readingpage turns load fairly brisk pace least fast enough doubt anybody complainincludes sd card slot registers sd cards 32 gigs according official website although doubt youd use fraction unless also use video musicon mac least plugandplay soon plug onboard flash memory thats 2 gigs build automatically shows external driveit plays major audio video formats havent tooled around audio much ive played number video formats including avi files least encoded h264 flv files even played 3gp video flawlessly even though 3gp wasnt listed supported formatfor videos pictures assume music maintains folder libraries rather searching drive listing every single video together one place stuff folders itll keep separated folders hugely helpful picture libraries assume would true music libraries havent tried putting books folders yet since let calibre handle book organization books folders works way thatd way manually organizing books deviceit good \\sleep\\ function rather turning entirely waiting minute two turn press power button quickly screen goes blank ive left like long week no noticeable battery loss sleep pops rather quickly especially push middle reading book rather book listmy personal favorite pro works flawlessly calibre laterwhen mother bought accessories believe usb cord one end standard sized usb 20 plug typical 4pin mini usb 20 plug charging block end usb fit however power input labeled \\dc 5v\\ assume plug fits provides 5v thats another option chargingconsfor video 2 options screen size theres default shows video original size ive tried loading standard definition videos far theres full screen stretches whole image fill whole screen video isnt exact aspect ration screen doubtyoull video gonna look distorted full screenloading anything page turns takes way longer really example youre reading exit back book list takes 5 6 seconds load loading lists pictures videos takes even longerthe font background color options kinda ruined fact no matter set colors theres always white bar top bottom especially annoying read dark brightness lowered bit font set white black backgroundbook organization kinda pitiful within ereader choose list entire collection title author file format date category also manually add within ereader not computer individual books \\favorites\\ list favorites list gets organized way backing book always takes regular home screen rather favorites even got book favoritesin case least sometimes \\power saver\\ options dont work right set screen turns many minutes sometimes always stays whether im middle book book list times know im going read turn power saver function entirely yet itll still go \\sleep\\ many minutes nonusethe brightest option ereader isnt especially bright fine turn brighter trying read would strain eyes phone example lcd screen get noticeably brighter brightest one plus im guessing saves bit battery power even though doesnt get super bright still read brightness set 50 im sun somethingthe weight biggest drawback opinion mentioned received handmedown mother received newest lowend kindle christmas memory serves libre ways close 2 pounds kindle got 5 ounces read extended lengths time especially onehanded notice huge difference hand wrist gets sore read onehanded half hour dont prop hand ereader somethinganother gripe doesnt bother much unlike many ereaders like kindle rightpageturn button right side device leftpageturn button left gets awkward want read onehanded left hand accidentally turn page far holding right need switch hands turn backwards also use 4directionalpad bottom center turn pages not often convenient switching handsfor ereader fanatics like idea set ebook store offered amazon barnes nobles youll disappointed unlike new ereaders least wifi built theres no direct store download ebooks device libre want directly access ebook store get adobe id download install adobe digital editions activate computer register specific ereader adobe digital editions use adobe digital editions search bookstores like kobo manybooks google ebooks least thats alurateks website says never bothered trying since seemed huge hassle specifically say books kindle barnes nobles wont work devices since stores use encrypted ebooksa notes calibrefor ereaders havent discovered joys calibre need check free program mac believe windows handle book organization need importing books drag drop handles virtually every ebook format think including epub mobi lit pdf best feature far quickly easily converts unencrypted ebooks virtually format choice libre wont far know read mobi lit files calibre flawlessly converted file types epub libre read fine ive also used convert epub books mobi files read fine new kindlewhen first install software get message asking type device libre youll select generic ereader also presets different kindles nooks major ereaders including presets smartphones change ereaders point manually go change preset pretty easy although preset generic libre plugged kindle recognized kindle adjusted accordingly whats great libre plugged click \\send device\\ book isnt pdf epub file itll automatically convert epub trying send likewise even without changing preference settings plugged kindle clicked \\send device\\ epub book automatically converted book mobi since kindle wont read epubs maintains single listing book within calibre regardless many file types book although want go individually delete specific file types book listingsince getting calibre no longer leave small handful books ereader plug ereader calibre automatically puts star next books also device within calibre quickly easily delete books libre reason want read book computer instead libre calibre also built ereader probably second favorite feature calibre option edit metadata attached ebooks manually go change author title publisher publication date list series belongs series number etc least author andor title place click button let calibre search rest info finds itll automatically populate fields available even fill book description find alternate book covers \\series\\ listing perhaps favorite metadata feature read lot book series opposed standalone books series series number listed organize books calibre seriesanyway im done gushing calibre bottom line fully compatible libre fills number feature gaps missing within libre chief among book organization file type conversionsfinal verdictis worth itwith options like kindle starting 80 certainly isnt worth amazon price libre especially since ereaders like nook kindle free ebooks converted format ereaders work thus meaning youre not limited ebook stores wouldnt pay 4045 tops libre even probably free shipping shipping included 45 price tagdoes get job done absolutely yeah faults probably major ereaders right find one cheap youre budget want easy portable option smart phone definitely worth even drawbacks find reading dream compared droid x largest screen major smart phones bought certainly made bus rides late night reading bed great deal enjoyable