How can we bring the best from the world of paperbooks into the world of ebooks?

1. MY BOOKSHELF
THE EBOOK EXPERIENCE REFINED
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2. Share your reading
experience
Ebooks 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.
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(And being able to snoop and judge
other people by their bookshelves.)
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3. So how can we bring
the best from the world
of paperbooks into the
world of ebooks?
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4. MYBOOKSHELF.COM
A virtual bookshelf
We'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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5. KEY FEATURES
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Sharing
Easily share your reading experience with
your friends and contacts.
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Automatic
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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.
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6. 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.
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Notes & Quotes
Store your notes and quotes. Share with and
browse your friends’ notes and quotes.
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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?
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7. SOCIAL FEATURES
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Commenting
Highlight and comment passages in the book
and share your thoughts with your friends.
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Rating
Rate books and tell people what you think
about your newly read book.
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Browse and lend
Browse your friends’ books and request to lend the
books you find interesting.
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Browse notes
Browse your friends’ notes and quotes. When you
browse their books you see the marks and
highlights.
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8. COOL 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.
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9. IDEA INSPIRED BY
‣ www.goodreads.com
‣ Amazon Kindle
‣ www.daytum.com
‣ www.lastfm.com
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10. IDEA BY
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Åsmund Gravem
@gravem
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Gro Larsson
@rexcreation
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Johannes Rummelhoff
@johannesr
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