CREATING A LIST OF ITEMS FROM SELECTIONS OF CONTENT WITHIN AN E-BOOK

1 . A method for creating a list of items from selections of content within an e-Book on an e-reading device, the method executed in a processor of an e-reading device comprising: a display, and a memory for storing instructions, the method comprising:

receiving a selection of a portion of content of an e-Book presented on the e-reading device;

importing the portion of content into a designated list category; and

providing a user accessible list interface for each designated list category.

2 . The method of claim 1 further comprising:

providing a user selectable list icon on a display of said e-reading device, said list icon activating the creating of the list of items from selections of content within the e-Book.

3 . The method of claim 1 further comprising:

automatically selecting the designated list category for the importing of the selected portion from a plurality of list categories.

4 . The method of claim 1 further comprising:

generating a customized list category;

manually selecting the customized list category as the designated list category for the importing of the selected portion from a drop down menu comprising a plurality of list categories; and

importing the selected portion into the customized list category.

5 . The method of claim 1 further comprising:

recognizing a number of distinct items from within the portion of content;

parsing the number of distinct items into a number of separate items; and

importing the number of separate items into a designated list category.

6 . The method of claim 5 further comprising:

determining a quantity associated with one or more of the number of separate items; and

linking the quantity with each appropriate separate item.

7 . The method of claim 1 further comprising:

detecting a double entry on the list of the designated list category; and

providing a user selectable pop-up for drawing attention to the double entry.

8 . The method of claim 1 further comprising:

providing an identifier for a source of the portion of content imported into the designated list category; and

linking the identifier with the portion of content.

9 . An e-reading device comprising:

a memory that stores a set of instructions and an e-book having digital content therein;

a touch screen display;

a user selectable list icon on the display of said e-reading device, said list icon when selected enables a creation of a list of items from selections of content within the e-Book presented on the e-reading device; and

a processor that accesses the instructions in memory, the processor configured to:

receives a selection of a portion of content of an e-Book presented on the e-reading device;

import the portion of content into a designated list category selected from a plurality of list categories; and

provide a user accessible list interface for each designated list category.

10 . The e-reading device of claim 9 further comprising:

a customized list category.

11 . The e-reading device of claim 9 wherein the processer:

automatically recognizes a number of distinct items from within the portion of content;

parses the number of distinct items into a number of separate items; and

imports the number of separate items into the designated list category.

12 . The e-reading device of claim 11 wherein the processer:

automatically determines a quantity associated with one or more of the number of separate items; and

links the quantity with each appropriate separate item.

13 . The e-reading device of claim 11 wherein the processer:

automatically detects a double entry on the list of the designated list category; and

provides a user selectable pop-up to draw attention to the double entry.

14 . The e-reading device of claim 11 wherein the processer:

provides an identifier for a source of the portion of content imported into the designated list category; and

links the identifier with the portion of content.

15 . A computer-readable medium that stores instructions and an e-book for an e-reading device, the e-reading device including a processor, a touch screen displays, and a memory storing instructions and a digital content item, the instructions being executable by the processor to cause the e-reading device to perform a method for creating a list of items from selections of content within an e-Book comprising:

providing a user selectable list icon on a display of said e-reading device, said list icon activating the creating of the list of items from selections of content within the e-Book;

receiving a selection of a portion of content of an e-Book presented on the e-reading device;

importing the portion of content into a designated list category; and

providing a user accessible list interface for each designated list category.

16 . The computer-readable medium of claim 15 further comprising:

automatically selecting the designated list category for the importing of the selected portion from a plurality of list categories.

17 . The computer-readable medium of claim 15 further comprising:

generating a customized list category;

manually selecting the customized list category as the designated list category for the importing of the selected portion from a drop down menu comprising a plurality of list categories; and

importing the selected portion of content into the customized list category.

18 . The computer-readable medium of claim 15 further comprising:

automatically recognizing a number of distinct items from within the portion of content;

parsing the number of distinct items into a number of separate items; and

importing the number of separate items into a designated list category.

19 . The computer-readable medium of claim 18 further comprising:

automatically determining a quantity associated with one or more of the number of separate items; and

linking the quantity with the separate item.

20 . The computer-readable medium of claim 15 further comprising:

automatically detecting a repetitive entry on the list of the designated list category; and

providing a user selectable pop-up for drawing attention to the repetitive entry.

21 . The computer-readable medium of claim 15 further comprising:

providing an identifier of the e-book from which the portion of content was selected; and

linking the identifier with the portion of content.