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Originally Posted by mgmueller
But it seems to be common understanding, that Amazon so far is beating all competitors hands down. In my opinion, they gave the market exactly what has been asked for.
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Amazon had a technical reason for not including folders (they were not available for MobiPocket Reader, which was their starting point). Also, pre-processing all ebooks for search on the Kindles implies a preference for a smaller number of ebooks and therefore less need for folders (and a need for limits on storage). In the case of iRex, they blindly copied the Kindle even going so far as to remove features they already had (like folders and zoom for PDFs). In the mean time, competitors such as PocketBook and Onyx (and even Sony on the PRS-900) are adding features rather than removing them. Even Amazon has announced some folder-like solution in the future (perhaps folders, perhaps tags, but at least something).