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SCION · 01-21-2011, 02:28 PM

I'm in the market for an e-ink reader to complement my NOOKcolor. Naturally, an eink NOOK would be my first choice. I'm not fond of its present look and anxiously await a cosmetic refresh.

After experiencing the reader library and the non-calibre-recognizing shelves, I ponder why B&N implemented this lame concept. The Kindle and Sony eReaders play nice with calibre. The eBook apps like Aldiko and Moon+ recognize tags.

I understand wanting to be different, but shouldn't features be practical as well? Can they make the shelves recognize tags? The creator of calibre said that shelves will never work with the application because of the way B&N implemented them.

Can B&N revamp their desktop apps so that it recognizes the NOOK (and shelves) and allow us to drag and drop books to the appropriate shelves at the very least?

The task of shelving books one by one on the device is what prompted me to consider rooting.

01-21-2011, 02:28 PM	#1
SCION Séduisant Posts: 4,706 Karma: 2107018 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Texas, USA Device: Boox Note Air2+; Kobo Libra2; Kindle Scribe, Oasis3; iPad Mini6	Why must B&N kick against the goads? I'm in the market for an e-ink reader to complement my NOOKcolor. Naturally, an eink NOOK would be my first choice. I'm not fond of its present look and anxiously await a cosmetic refresh. After experiencing the reader library and the non-calibre-recognizing shelves, I ponder why B&N implemented this lame concept. The Kindle and Sony eReaders play nice with calibre. The eBook apps like Aldiko and Moon+ recognize tags. I understand wanting to be different, but shouldn't features be practical as well? Can they make the shelves recognize tags? The creator of calibre said that shelves will never work with the application because of the way B&N implemented them. Can B&N revamp their desktop apps so that it recognizes the NOOK (and shelves) and allow us to drag and drop books to the appropriate shelves at the very least? The task of shelving books one by one on the device is what prompted me to consider rooting.