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Ideas
I would like to see several things, most importantly an android reader/library that Caliber can work with seemlessly, manage large libraries much better, allow for custom categories (Calibre and Android App), handle and track multiple users/devices, allow seemless automatic update of metadata(reader problem mostly) and better performance from the readers.
Either writing a new reader or working with a developer to allow Caliber to work better, and deal with the libraries better would solve most of the problems I have and have seen. There are a few good readers but they really suck at allowing you to find what you want quickly and easily. It's generally sort by title or author, although the stock Nook Color reader allowed you to put books in custom categories, although there was no way to mark when you are done reading it, or User 1 has read it but not user 2 or 3, and maybe a popup to rate the book when you get to the last page, or a rate it button. Rating and who has read it needs to go back to Calibre. Maybe a reccomend to another user button.
A local WiFi connect rather than USB would be cool.
One of my biggest complaints with the two readers (Alkido & Moon)that work on my device (Nook color) is you have to import everything and they make a copy to their own directories. This is really wasteful and totally unnecessary. At most you need a table listing the location, and an update button. There should only be a couple of locations where the books are stored, for example the Nook by default has B&N locations and My Files location, why do you need to create a third, with a propriatary file format?
I know there is a lot here and a bit rambeling, but it is very frustrating that there in no really good reader. Both Alkido and Moon have a premium version with no features worth anything, based on the descriptions. I certainly wouldn't pay anything for them because they both really suck! I would pay $20 easily for a really good reader/library app that integrated with Calibre.
Okay, done ranting....
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