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Originally Posted by Sirtel
The problem with this approach is that my "next reads" change constantly, so I need my immediate selection to be very large.
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Mine do too. And "potential next reads" that are resident on my Kindle are constantly being added and deleted. But I consider my access and management of my book collection to be "immediate" since I am in front of my computer for many hours every single day. The time in front of my Kindle is nowhere near that often. It is literally faster for me search in Calibre, connect my Kindle to the computer, and download a book to it than it is for me to navigate through a large library resident on the Kindle using its interface.
Everyone has different needs and different ways of meeting their needs. For me, a large Calibre library on my computer coupled with a very tiny collection of recently curated books on my Kindle is my preferred method. Other methods might work better for other people.
Personally, I think Kindles excel for reading books. And I think they completely suck for organizing them. So I minimize the organization part and therefore I'm happy with my Kindle. If I were more into organization, I might be better off with a Kobo (from what I've read). But for just the reading part, I'm pretty sure I'd be happy with a Kindle, a Nook, a Kobo, or just about any other eReader out there. I'm of the opinion that there are only very slight differences in the reading part. Organizing may be a totally different ball game however.