Ereader search tools
Posted by Celia Walter | 27 Sep, 2011Searching in ebooks: A unique use case that requires a unique approach
by Peter Meyers 19 August 2011Ereader search tools need to limit disruption and incorporate web search best practices.
This is part of an ongoing series related to Peter Meyers' project "Breaking the Page, Saving the Reader: A Buyer & Builder's Guide to Digital Books." We'll be featuring additional material in the weeks ahead. (Note: This post originally appeared on A New Kind of Book. It's republished with permission.)
Not all ebook search monocles are equal. Options range from non-existent (Hey, Kobo! If there's room in the programming budget for virtual reading awards like the Inverted Comma and the BookLover, then it's time to spring for a search tool, too!), to roughly implemented (Nook), and from nicely polished (Kindle, iBooks) to fully instrumented (Inkling)...[more]
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