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THE EBOOK EXPERIENCE REFINEDMY BOOKSHELF

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Share your reading experienceEbooks are great in many ways, but there is one thing we miss, the bookshelf. We miss being able to discover new authors and to borrow books from our friends, we miss the nostalgic feeling of browsing through books consumed, and of course the patina of a worn and well read book. (And being able to snoop and judge other people by their bookshelves.)

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So how can we bring the best from the world of paperbooks into the

world of ebooks?

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MYBOOKSHELF.COMA virtual bookshelfWe'd like a virtual bookshelf connected to Kindle, which we can share as we like. Using Twitter and Facebook Connect we can give friends and followers access to our bookshelf, and we can explore theirs.

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‣ Sharing Easily share your reading experience with your friends and contacts.

‣ Automatic‣ Open API Anyone should be able to take advantage of the information provided to make new services and products that can enhance our reading experience.

KEY FEATURES

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‣ Logging The books you read are logged (placed in your virtual bookshelf.) This happens automatically when you have finished reading the book. It also logs page numbers and reading time.

‣ Notes & Quotes Store your notes and quotes. Share with and browse your friends’ notes and quotes.

‣ Statistics Track your reading habits. How many books have you read? How many pages? How fast do you read on an average? What kind of books do you read? Are you fact or fiction? And most importantly what are the reading habits of your friends?

FEATURES

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‣ Commenting Highlight and comment passages in the book and share your thoughts with your friends.

‣ Rating Rate books and tell people what you think about your newly read book.

‣ Browse and lend Browse your friends’ books and request to lend the books you find interesting.

‣ Browse notes Browse your friends’ notes and quotes. When you browse their books you see the marks and highlights.

SOCIAL FEATURES

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‣ Slideshow A slideshow of your read books as a screensaver on your reading devices. Showing of how well read you are.

‣ Quote feed Discover new quotes with a news feed filled with your friends recently saved quotes.

COOL FEATURES

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‣ www.goodreads.com‣ Amazon Kindle‣ www.daytum.com‣ www.lastfm.com

IDEA INSPIRED BY

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‣ Åsmund Gravem @gravem

‣ Gro Larsson @rexcreation

‣ Johannes Rummelhoff @johannesr

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