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I completely agree about the terrible state of browsing in online bookstores. In terms of non-fiction, I've discovered tons of books at a university library by

by TillE 13y ago

I completely agree about the terrible state of browsing in online bookstores. In terms of non-fiction, I've discovered tons of books at a university library by searching the catalog for a few books on a given topic, then going to the shelf and looking at all the books around it, which I would not have otherwise found. I'd love some kind of Dewey Decimal browser with a bunch of extra filters. I don't know if that's feasible.

hosh 13y ago
"I'd love some kind of Dewey Decimal browser with a bunch of extra filters. I don't know if that's feasible." See, that's what I mean. When you're creating a space to show off or show case books, you're not really using any structured form of organization. The experience is more a form of an art. It's more like creating an art gallery or a museum than it is replicating a category system. The category system is easy; crafting a museum experience, that's harder.