You must have a very old, or very weird device. That sort of behaviour is more than a decade old.
There are refresh modes now which are very good at partial updates.
There are refresh modes now which are very good at partial updates.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CDBYFH81
and a colour Boox. The refresh on the Boox is so fast, you can watch video.
I don't think the Meebook has refresh issues, it's definitely very fast for back/forward. Of course I don't have page turn animations on. I use the kindle app on it, and KOreader. If you get this, know that there is a thread to drop in a script, so the volume buttons page turn correctly when upside down.
If you live in Amazon turf, you can always buy and return if not suitable?
There are some reviews on Amazon.
Basically, it's intentional and relatively rare (unless you have really really short chapters).