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EE doesn't allow you to make template groups within groups.

So if you're looking to have "books/chapters/" or "book/chapters/summary" and this didn't happen coincide with channel entries, would the best bet be to use url_segments to simply control with a single template what's actually displayed?

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Conditionals based on URL Segments is how I would handle this. For your example, I would have in my books/chapters a conditional like

{if segment_2 == "summary"}  
  {embed="embeds/summary_code"}
{/if}

I'd use an embed just to keep the template cleaner — instances where I do this do tend to be on more complex site where I like keeping things as clean as possible. It's largely optional and depends on your own coding style.

In that embed, I would then have whatever {exp:channel:entries} code (or whatnot) to output the content I need.

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    This would be my approach as well, but I would additionally use IfElse devot-ee.com/add-ons/ifelse to reduce page load and deal with advanced conditionals. – CreateSean Nov 22 '13 at 16:01
  • @CreateSean - Thank you too I wasn't aware of that plugin looks very helpful. – jsuissa Nov 23 '13 at 20:13
  • IfElse is simply essential if you are using any advanced conditionals. When I code templates like this, I prefer to use simple conditionals and mostly use advanced ones inside the embed. – Brooks Seymore Nov 23 '13 at 21:23

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