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Originally Posted by dublincheri
I liken my "search" to my younger days when I would stand in front of a bookcase and scan all the shelves to find something that said "read me next" to me. So although I do use the search function regularly when I am looking for something specific it doesn't help with my general browsing for something I own to catch my interest.
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I understand this, but would point out that this form of browsing becomes more time consuming and difficult as you accumulate more unread books. There is more to choose from, and it becomes harder to determine the ‘best’ next read. You still have to look at the same number if items regardless of how many pages you have to visit. That is the time consuming part, not the page turns. The title and author isn’t sufficient information, you may need to check the description or look up Goodreads reviews etc.
I’ve tried keeping a Next Read collection in an attempt to shortcut things but then I always seem to pick something else to read, so this doesn’t seem to work.
Back when there were physical bookstores, I preferred the smaller ones with more curated collections. Borders might have had a better selection but I would wander around and leave frustrated without finding anything.
Still I cannot stop adding to the pile.