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Jason Merkoski

Books (and Readers) in Browsers

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eInk Device Screenshots

Jeff Bezos Hotline

eReader Client Does it work?

Sony/Smartphone No

Kobo/Smartphone Yes!

iBook/Smartphone No

Nook/Smartphone No

Overdrive/Smartphone Yes!

Readium/Browser Yes!

Kindle No chance.

So does it work?

Short answer: partially. Epub readers need to function as full-fledged browsers with full JavaScript support.

What’s Next?It’s all about the readers.• Who are they?• Why did they find your book?• What else were they looking for?• What other books were they about to buy?• How satisfied with your book were they?• Are they recommending it?• Why are they reading your book?

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The Infological Equation

• We have 200+ dimensions of data on each book.

• We have corresponding dimensions for users• Users and books match like a key into a lock

User Attributes(via Browser-based Social Sign-on)

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Book Attributes(via proprietary algorithms)

Match Books to Users

Jason Merkoski

Books (and Readers) in Browsers

Bookgenie451.com