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Originally Posted by OtterBooks
That's cool that the thumbnails are displayed in the list of books. I was a little surprised that the Kindle didn't do that (so far as I can tell). Maybe it will in the future. I was thinking the other day that it would be cool if there were an option to add a small amount of artwork to each page matching the cover art (for the color screens), or some artwork associated with the book. Like a subtle border or artwork in the corner just as an option. There's a small psychological effect of the cover of paper book, knowing it's there, that's missing. I can't rationalize it but I like it.
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I know what you mean; some p-books have a border on each page, that reflects the cover design. I bought a used Sony PRS-505 recently - first thing I noticed is that it does not show thumbnails in the list of books, so I assume the thumbnail feature was introduced with the 350/650/950 range. Presumably the Kindle displays the full-sized cover at the beginning of an e-book, as the new Sony e-book readers do, with some e-books.
I think users should be able to see the cover, when they return to the beginning of an e-book, just as you would when a p-book is closed - preferably in colour. Likewise, the back cover, when reaching the end of an e-book. Hardbacks often have jackets that carry additional information, that seems to be missing from e-books. I think cover art, or artwork and text from the jacket, in colour would restore some of the look and feel that is lost, when p-books are converted into e-books. Obviously the tactile and olfactory sensations, in handling p-books cannot easily be replaced, but I think more could be done to make e-books resemble p-books more closely.