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An "omnibus" edition is a book which includes either all the books of a particular series or all the books by a particular author, or at least a large number of either. This way the proper sequence can be maintained without extra lists or research, but omnibus editions are much larger than individual book files.
There are good points and bad points about them -- one good point is that you can be sure to have a complete series, but one bad point is that such omnibus files are very large so you can't have as many varied books on the reader at once.
Another good point is that you can easily read the entire series without having to change files. But another bad point is that it makes it more difficult to read your way through several different series in a more gradual manner.
Another good point is that you always have the next book in the series ready to read. But another bad point is that you can't delete the already-read books in the series once you've read them.
They're not for everybody, but for those who like them, they're terrific.
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