Thread: does any reader have a good UI for the book listings?
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Old 09-01-2010, 01:24 PM   #3
bill_mchale
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Originally Posted by Daemon View Post
Does ANY ebook reader provide anything other than a sorted list of every book o the machine? For example, the ability to get a list of authors, click on one of the author's names to get a list of their books? Or maybe the ability to type in an author's name and have it provide a list of all of their books?

I've been working on compiling a collection of PD books from PG and similar sources, and once I start buying commercial titles, I can easy see my collection growing into the hundreds (I own over 800 novels and several hundred non-fiction real-books...), so I'd sort of like to get something that has a sane navigation structure.
I own a Jetbook (now unfortunately broken) and my wife has a Sony PRS-505. The Jetbook supports a multi-tiered folder system for storing books. I basically use that to organize my books by genre->author->books. Unfortunately it doesn't support links so if the book has two authors or if it might belong in two different genres, I either need to store multiple copies or just decide which will be easier to find (I choose the latter).

The Sony on the other hand supports collections. If it supported sub collections, it would be perfect... it lets me reference books by author, genre, etc.

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