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So there are several recurring issues:
- missing page numbers
- missing folders
-missing search
etc.
I don't know about you, but I was aware from reading this site that both Cybook and others have fairly limited features for organization of many books and searching/navigating them. Thus my expectations were adjusted a long time *BEFORE* making a decision to buy Cybook. I knew that folders would be delayed and effective navigation (mainly decent search feature) might never be available in this hardware. Yes, it is a defficiency.
If these features are very important to you then don't get this Cybook device. Simple as that. It is too early. Wait for Gen4 or Gen5, or whatever future version adds better navigational/organizational capabilities. I am sure at some point it will get a keyboard of some sort (maybe external). Then you'll be able to type search queries, organize folders, etc.
My point is that expectations are too high for Gen3.
As for it being a simple bundle of Linux and a few reader programs ....
We all know how buggy computer software can be. Too often we are fighting some bug that is causing crashes, etc. These folks had to not only bundle this software together but also make sure it doesn't crash every 5 minutes. You'd be surprised how difficult it can be. Granted they have a small set of programs, Linux, few readers and maybe some device drivers for SD cards. Not too much. Still the epxectations for a device like these in terms of stability are far higher than for a general purpose computer.
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