PDF's - import and organize large library?

noob question perhaps...
I have on my macbook several thousand single-page PDF files of design jobs that I have done for various clients over the past decade or more. I have them sorted into folders named either by date done (ie - "April 2010") or a category description (ie - "restaurant"). I can easily find anything by navigating to the appropriate folder. Or if I want to see all jobs I've done for "Joe Shmo", I can do a "find" command in the finder and pull up a list of all of them.
Now....with an ipad, which is easier/nicer to carry around on the road, can I get the same functionality, and what is the best way to do it? Is there an app to easily (maybe not via the itunes sync way) transfer all those files over and KEEP them organized in 'folders' the way I already have them on the mac? And also allow me to search through and view them based on file name, folder name and/or date created?

Hello ...
The Good Reader app may just be what you are looking for. Information here...
http://mashable.com/2010/04/18/ipad-apps-business/
Carolyn

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