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To my mind it is pretty evident that a database based system has many advantages over a file manager. But if there would be a simple file manager, I could imagine some situations I would make use of it. Say I have a lot of reference works or geographical maps, or anything I would not read from beginning to end, and I would not care that the reader opens them at the same point I left them the last time and so on. I would put the whole thing into a hidden directory in order to prevent the reader from scanning them. Nothing would be written the database, nor a set of cover image files produced. If I would want to open the book or image I would simply navigate to it an select it.
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