For instance, people who search for a particular novelist like Ernest Hemingway could, under the new system, find a list of the author's books they could browse through and information pages about other related authors or books, according to people familiar with the company's plans.

WSJ: Google Gives Search a Refresh

You can easily browse through you entire collection of books thanks to the simple and intuitive user interface, that let you also visualize book categories for better management of your library.

ENGADGET: Acer's 6-inch LumiRead to offer Barnes and Noble ebooks, ISBN scanner

Seamless Shopping and Reading: Elevating the shopping experience to new digital heights, NOOK for Windows 8 customers can browse over 3 million books, magazines, and newspapers through NOOK's expansive digital content catalog, learn more about the book (including details and reviews) right from within the app, and tap to purchase and begin reading in seconds.

ENGADGET: Nook app comes to Windows 8 with clean Paper-like design