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Originally Posted by PeterT
I have to agree whole heartedly. I rarely (if ever) searched in a REAL book (save of course a dictionary, thesaurus, or similar book).
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Dear Mr.T
I do not doubt that you have rarely searched in a REAL book. Same goes for me. It entails rereading countless passages, innumerable page turns and bloody fingers. The status quo of the Kobo touch.
However, there exist novels of such considerable length, depicting so very many characters, that I refuse to believe that, even you, would not make ample use of a searching function. A matter of taste of course, I wouldn't need searching in 40 page novellas either.
Just one example: There is an epic cycle called "The Wheel of Time" by Robert Jordan consisting of, now, more than a dozen books, all pretty long. Every time a new volume came out, I just appended it to the rest. On my ereader that's over ten thousand pages. There are dozens, if not hundreds, of characters. The whole thing was published over(it seems like) the last two decades. Even the original author died before he finished!
There is no way in hell or elsewhere that I would be able to keep track of so many characters, over such a long time, without a searching function.
Since the advent of digital devices(i.e. computers), the ability to search within the body of data has been one of the most integral functions.
For Kobo to deny users such a basic function borders on sullen defiance, reminiscent of my niece a couple of years ago. She wouldn't do something like that anymore 'cause she's all grown up now(she's eight).