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leequick1 · 10-25-2008, 11:55 AM

I think I have two subjects in my wish list.
First would be hardware.
I would love an easier page forward. I just had a two week vacation, I read 26 books, on the cybook, I needed that easier to push, easier to find button after the 3rd ebook. That little four button with the square one in the middle sucks big time, almost enough to become a world class vacuum.
I can live with everything else. After the 14th book, I would have paid for a newer version of the cybook if it came with a better page forward.
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Second, the software.
It would indeed be nice to have the ability to have the choice of opening onto the library or to the last page you were on. Putting it in the preferences would do the trick.
I would love to have a way of keeping my ebooks cataloged, and you all have gone through the problems. I usually use, in my other ebook readers like my pda, a simpler method to keep track of my authors and the books in series or not. I simply make a list of the authors, and when opening the file for any of them I have a list of ebooks, the order of the series, or sometimes simply the name of each book I have, even how many I own or are in ebook format. Not the best way, but as all of you can see, cataloging your library and making it suit the next guy is not an easy task.
I would like to put my name on the list for the ability to delete an ebook from card. Trying to figure out which icon stands for which ebook is enough to make even me grumpy.
Although I hadn't thought about it, the margin sizing sounds like a good idea. My palm and my rocket/rb1100 all have the ability to go from landscape to portrait. So I know mobipocket has that ability. Just have to program it into the ebook software.
Speaking of Mobipocket. With the push that eReader is on, it should be easy pickings to get them to agree to be on the cybook. I wouldn't mind another full sized reader that would "play" my eReader format ebooks. It also insures the longevity of the reader if it does more than one commercial ereading program.
Well, that is my xmas list. Lee

10-25-2008, 11:55 AM	#45
leequick1 Member Posts: 23 Karma: 20 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: held captive on long island Device: Cybook, rocketbook, rb1100, palms, nook, iPhone/iTouch, Jetbook lite	I think I have two subjects in my wish list. First would be hardware. I would love an easier page forward. I just had a two week vacation, I read 26 books, on the cybook, I needed that easier to push, easier to find button after the 3rd ebook. That little four button with the square one in the middle sucks big time, almost enough to become a world class vacuum. I can live with everything else. After the 14th book, I would have paid for a newer version of the cybook if it came with a better page forward. . Second, the software. It would indeed be nice to have the ability to have the choice of opening onto the library or to the last page you were on. Putting it in the preferences would do the trick. I would love to have a way of keeping my ebooks cataloged, and you all have gone through the problems. I usually use, in my other ebook readers like my pda, a simpler method to keep track of my authors and the books in series or not. I simply make a list of the authors, and when opening the file for any of them I have a list of ebooks, the order of the series, or sometimes simply the name of each book I have, even how many I own or are in ebook format. Not the best way, but as all of you can see, cataloging your library and making it suit the next guy is not an easy task. I would like to put my name on the list for the ability to delete an ebook from card. Trying to figure out which icon stands for which ebook is enough to make even me grumpy. Although I hadn't thought about it, the margin sizing sounds like a good idea. My palm and my rocket/rb1100 all have the ability to go from landscape to portrait. So I know mobipocket has that ability. Just have to program it into the ebook software. Speaking of Mobipocket. With the push that eReader is on, it should be easy pickings to get them to agree to be on the cybook. I wouldn't mind another full sized reader that would "play" my eReader format ebooks. It also insures the longevity of the reader if it does more than one commercial ereading program. Well, that is my xmas list. Lee