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Mike L · 11-09-2009, 03:37 PM

Dr. Bob,

I agree completely. My first purchase from the Kindle Store was the Mobile Reference Classic Mystery Collection. It contains -- I don't know -- well over a hundred novels and stories, including a few which (I think) are still in copyright.

The formatting isn't great, but it's adequate. There are two separate ToCs: one is a straight list of titles, the other is organised by author. The authors' biographies are also referenced from the Toc (these are the usual Wikipedia extracts, but many of them include a picture of the author).

Another bonus is that the Sherlock Holmes stories include the original Sidney Paget illustrations.

I also agree that it's good to have so many titles in one place, rather than cluttering up the Kindle Home pages.

I'll definitely buy more of these collections -- that is, if I ever manage to finish this one.

11-09-2009, 03:37 PM	#2
Mike L Wizard Posts: 1,479 Karma: 3846231 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Edinburgh, Scotland Device: Kindle 3, Samsung Galaxy	Dr. Bob, I agree completely. My first purchase from the Kindle Store was the Mobile Reference Classic Mystery Collection. It contains -- I don't know -- well over a hundred novels and stories, including a few which (I think) are still in copyright. The formatting isn't great, but it's adequate. There are two separate ToCs: one is a straight list of titles, the other is organised by author. The authors' biographies are also referenced from the Toc (these are the usual Wikipedia extracts, but many of them include a picture of the author). Another bonus is that the Sherlock Holmes stories include the original Sidney Paget illustrations. I also agree that it's good to have so many titles in one place, rather than cluttering up the Kindle Home pages. I'll definitely buy more of these collections -- that is, if I ever manage to finish this one.