Ah, I didn't mean to sound sarcastic - mainly wanted to explain my simplistic way of thinking that brought about my request.
Thanks for explaining the way it works. So if someone were to take the time to assemble the info from the comments and create an 'addonx X - updated' addon, then it could work? I suppose that would fit my request very well. Had I known this, I could've worded my original post better.
So, is there anyone with time/energy/knowledge who'd be willing to help out the Lorebooks users by creating a patch?