|
I'm all about choice, and I can see how people might find it convenient to have all their books on the reader. Let's say you're reading a couple of books, but just aren't in the mood to continue a particular title, or you're in the mood for something new... What I don't see is why you'd need a file browser to find it. I wouldn't mind having one, or just a more sophisticated method of ordering the titles I'd like to browse through. I just can't see that an actual file browser is required, or how having to browse in only the way the file system was organized would be more helpful.
I'd like a multi level search/browser that lets me select the hierarchy or presentation order or sort. Once the list had been narrowed a bit, a search that operated on the results and allowed you to search for key words in a metadata summary would be pretty cool as well... This is a far more powerful and useful tool than a mere file browser. Let the machine do the heavy lifting. Searching, sorting, and repetition are what computers are designed to do best despite all the multi-media and communication tasks we throw at them now.
I'm amazed at how far we've come in 30 years. I'm sitting in my living room, communicating with people with common interests from around the world by "typing" on a virtual keyboard on an 8" 1024x768 resolution backlit 1.5Ghz dual-core android JB tablet with a capacitive screen just about the size of an iPad mini(8x6x.37"), that I picked up on a whim for $99 in a Walmart while grocery shopping, via a wireless(at least on my end) global communications network. Why should we settle for a forty+ year old file browser concept?
|