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Dr. Drib · 11-09-2009, 01:44 PM

Mobilereference is a company that packages together a number of Author collections.

I recently purchased two: Wilkie Collins and Anthony Trollope, and I can tell you that I'm VERY impressed by these. They're not perfect, and they're not as elegantly packaged as some of the collections here on MobileRead, but consider these points:

Imagine 50+ novels in one file, with cross links based on Chronological and Title, and further divided into Novels, Short Stories, and Plays. It's the idea of having 50 some-odd works by one author - rather than 50 files (and we all know how crazy it is on the Kindle because there's no Folder system - and being able to go to any individual work with just a few clicks. If there's one failing in these collections (and I'm not really sure I would classify it as a failing), it's that the Chapers are not hyperlinked. For me, this is not failing, as I don't read by "chapters," but rather by works.

Another plus is the price: For $4.79 this is a very real bargain.

Someone here put together a large number of Wilkie Collins titles, but they're scattered all over the place. I put together a number of Anthony Trollope titles myself, but I much prefer these incredibly large Author Collections from MobileReference, since they seem to suit the way I read.

I can highly recommend the two I purchased, and I'll be purchasing more in the very near future.

Has anyone else bought any of these and would like to comment on the quality and presentation of the offerings?

Don

11-09-2009, 01:44 PM	#1
Dr. Drib Grand Sorcerer Posts: 45,464 Karma: 59592133 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Peru Device: KINDLE: Oasis 3, Scribe (1st), Matcha; KOBO: Libra 2, Libra Colour	MobileReference's huge collections of WORKS Mobilereference is a company that packages together a number of Author collections. I recently purchased two: Wilkie Collins and Anthony Trollope, and I can tell you that I'm VERY impressed by these. They're not perfect, and they're not as elegantly packaged as some of the collections here on MobileRead, but consider these points: Imagine 50+ novels in one file, with cross links based on Chronological and Title, and further divided into Novels, Short Stories, and Plays. It's the idea of having 50 some-odd works by one author - rather than 50 files (and we all know how crazy it is on the Kindle because there's no Folder system - and being able to go to any individual work with just a few clicks. If there's one failing in these collections (and I'm not really sure I would classify it as a failing), it's that the Chapers are not hyperlinked. For me, this is not failing, as I don't read by "chapters," but rather by works. Another plus is the price: For $4.79 this is a very real bargain. Someone here put together a large number of Wilkie Collins titles, but they're scattered all over the place. I put together a number of Anthony Trollope titles myself, but I much prefer these incredibly large Author Collections from MobileReference, since they seem to suit the way I read. I can highly recommend the two I purchased, and I'll be purchasing more in the very near future. Has anyone else bought any of these and would like to comment on the quality and presentation of the offerings? Don