Mobile terminal and method for sharing information associated with e-book

A mobile terminal comprising:

• a touch screen;
• a memory;
• a communication module;
• and
• a controller configured to:
• display information and receive a user input on the touch screen,
• store in the memory a first list including a first electronic book (e-book) of a first user and corresponding reading progress information of the first e-book by the first user,
• receive e-book information including a second list including a second e-book of a second user and corresponding reading progress information of the second e-book by the second user,
• simultaneously display icons in a common bookshelf on the touch screen, the simultaneously displayed icons including:
• an icon corresponding to an e-book only in the first list along with an identifier of the first user, and
• an icon corresponding to an e-book included in both the first list and the second list along with the identifier of the first user and an identifier of the second user;
• and
• when a first command is received, simultaneously display within the common bookshelf reading progress information corresponding to the e-book only in the first list and reading progress information corresponding to the e-book included in both the first list and the second list,
• wherein the displayed reading progress information corresponding to the e-book included in both the first list and the second list includes a simultaneous display of a reading progress of the first user and a reading progress of the second user.