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Originally Posted by calvin-c
Whether it's 'show off' or to allow a visitor to browse your ebook collection, there are solutions. None perfect, but there are some. Have you tried Mobipocket's Bookshelf view?
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I suspect it's incompatible with my Sony Reader. I don't have Mobi software installed on my computer at all. Unless it works with several filetypes (html, txt, pdf, two kinds of pdb, and epub) in addition to mobi files, it won't be useful for me as a way to display my ebook collection.
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I find it quite attractive (for those ebooks that have cover images-but the lack of covers on many ebooks is part of the 'maturity' thing, as is the lack of a solution that will similarly display all ebooks no matter what the format-and the Mobipocket library even allows the 'back-cover blurb' that somebody mentioned, just click on the book & a 'synopsis' appears in a sidebar).
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The majority of my ebooks are not purchased from ebook stores. I have a lot of gutenberg books, a collection from here, a large number of publisher's freebies (which tend to atrocious metadata), and a whole bunch of self-made ebooks.
I *could* find a way around the limitations of ebook browsing. I could set up a dedicated PC for it, install a cluster of ebook reading programs & possibly arrange for a custom program or database to view covers & metadata--but the point is, it's not simple. It's not easy. Ebooks that are "download & read" are not also "download & display," unlike print books, for which "purchase & read" and "purchase & display" are equally easy.
I expect we'll eventually develop tech for this, as storage space on computers continues to grow, and people need ways to view & sort their files.