New Feature: Add ability to sort Library books by Number of Pages

As a library grows, it can be increasingly difficult to locate specific resources, especially those with shorter page counts. Currently, the available sorting options (title, author, type, publication date, etc.) are helpful, but don't address the need to quickly identify resources based on their length or number of pages.

Having a feature that enables sorting library resources by page number would provide:

* Improved Resource Discovery: easily finding shorter resources that might otherwise be overlooked, particularly for quick reference or devotional reading.

* Efficient Research: When researching a specific topic, one could prioritize resources with relevant information based on their page count, saving valuable time.

* Personalized Organization: Sorting by page number would allow organization of one's library that aligns with personal study/reading habits and preferences.

* Resource Planning: many users may want to prioritize shorter readings for quick reference, while others may prefer longer texts for more in-depth study. Sorting by page count caters to different user preferences.

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When I open my Library, I want to know how long each book is at a glance. This could be done with a page count, a word count or even a visual meter (similar to the Reading Status digital wear marks). When I look at my print books on the shelf, I can immediately tell which ones are 30-page pamphlets and which are 1,000-page monographs. Logos needs a similar feature.

Dave Gifford

I am fully aware that "number of pages" isn't an accurate measure, since books come in all sizes and the text can be at different page dimensions, font sizes, margin widths and line heights. But I can think of a number of uses for this:

1. "That's too short, I need to look for something more substantial right now on this topic"

2. "How do my commentaries on this biblical book compare in size?"

3. "I'd like to plow through a bunch of short reads this week"

4. "I'd like to make a list of really long works to stop avoiding and spend some time with them."

5. "I would like to create reading motivation / progress grids for multiple books, using one square per five pages read, and it would help if I could see the number of pages right from the library browser so I don't have to open each one"

6. "I want to keep track of how many pages read per week, and having handy access to page numbers is one additional help in doing that."