Patent ID: 8335986

Claim:
A method for previewing several documents, comprising: selecting a plurality of documents to preview using an electronic device, wherein each document of the selected plurality of documents comprises at least one page; displaying with the electronic device a plurality of selectable options as a listing, wherein: each selectable option of the displayed plurality of selectable options is associated with a respective document of the selected plurality of documents; each selectable option of the displayed plurality of selectable options is depicted as a respective book in the listing; and each respective book comprises a cover and a binding; receiving with the electronic device a first user selection of a first selectable option of the displayed plurality of selectable options; and in response to the receiving: animating with the electronic device an opening of the cover of the depicted book of the selected first selectable option over the binding of that depicted book; and displaying with the electronic device within the displayed listing a first representation of the respective document that is associated with the selected first selectable option.