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Old 08-29-2010, 05:51 PM   #30
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Collections are no substitute for real folders, and the process of assigning books to collections is tortuous for large numbers of books.
Is Calibre able to manage this on the PC and then synch, as you can with the Sony readers, or is this not possible? Could another tool do it?

Although I think that the fiddly keys won't be as good as a future touch screen, I can see why they made that trade-off with technology as it is. It's the organisation of content that need not be a problem (and so often is with these readers for some bizarre reason - how difficult are folders to implement, really?)

I think that we often over-rate the functions other than the reading experience - which the reviews often focus on, because watching a video of someone reading is dull. But that seems to me to be the key feature: a clear screen and practical page turns. Is the Neo better for that, much the same, or not as good as the pearl screen?
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