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Originally Posted by jlmwrite
Hmmm, that very well may be for some. But I made the comparison early on to walking into the bookstore. I don't start at shelf "A" and scan my way down to shelf "Z" when I'm just browsing for something new. I much prefer the displays and tables with books piled on them so I can see their covers.
The bookshelf view on, say, MobiPocket for the PC, gives you several options to sort by title, author, date, etc while displaying a thumbnail of the book's cover. Yes, it is flashier on a color display but the Amazon website displays perfectly acceptable cover art when browsing from the Kindle; there goes the naysayers who opine that the Kindle can't handle cover art.
BTW, when you do a general search for books on the Amazon website, you see cover art with title, author and a bit of information. THAT'S the kind of bookshelf view I'd like to see!
What I wish is just for a little more personal choice. Give us the option to have a little flash or none at all.
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I ummm dare I say... quit choosing a book by its cover long ago...