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Originally Posted by anamardoll

Well, and the thing is, you look at Kindle (I think) and Nook and Kobo and they all seem to follow the "dump everything into the same library and provide a few sorting options" philosophy.

That's great if you have a small library. Or if you only sideload a few books at a time and delete as you go. But as your on-device library grows, that method eventually that becomes HIGHLY unmanageable.

I totally agree. I don't understand why the device manufacturers don't see that if they sell you lots of books, you need a way to organize them. And conversely, if you don't have a way to organize them, you might find yourself buying fewer ebooks over time as you become disenchanted. I suppose of course, this doesn't apply to the read once and never again crowd, which is probably who Amazon and BN and Kobo are catering to. But for those who read and re-read, organization is highly necessary.

I have a library of 1,400+ books and I keep them on my Sony 950 all the time. You simply cannot support that with a big "bucket o' books" and a few sort options. The Sony collections are mandatory in order to use my device meaningfully. (Seriously, I can't even remember the titles of half the books, so the Search function is equally useless. Tags! TAGS, PEOPLE! )

Same here, though I am around 1000+. And yep, there is no way I can remember all the titles or authors of that many books. Tags works very well though.

That, incidentally, is why I bought a $200+ PRS-950 the week the Nook2 came out.

I had plans to buy the Sony 950 right before the Nook2 announcement. I planned to wait, just in case B&N got some sanity and provided a new device with real organization, but then came the Best Buy clearance sale. Hubby bought my 950 the day before the Nook2 announcement. He did the right thing, because I was quite certain B&N wasn't likely to provide what I needed. If he hadn't bought then, I'd have pulled the trigger the day after the Nook STR announcement.

And I really REALLY do not understand why B&N et al don't hire a few heavy users as consultants. Most of the people here would consult for "free" if they got a free Nook out of the deal. It's not rocket science.

Wouldn't be a bad idea for ANY manufacturer to do this. Get an idea of what someone who really reads a lot might actually want in their reader.