BookPulse granted an interview to GoodEReader while on location at the Digital Book World conference this week, detailing the method the company has created for readers to interact through ebooks on Facebook, so if a reader comments or annotates a page in a synced ebook, the comment will automatically appear on that book’s page on Facebook. Additionally, and perhaps more astounding, if another user replies to that comment on Facebook, the comment will appear on the ebook page directly beneath the annotation that the original author made in his copy of the book.
While several platforms have developed social reading capabilities at the request of users, BookPulse lets the entire interaction take place between readers on both Facebook and in between the pages of the book.
Ronny Golan from BookPulse also spoke in the following video about the educational ramifications of such a capability, affording readers the opportunity to embed the comments and study notes of others into the book, as well as the opportunity for book clubs and reading groups to participate in the enjoyment of the text.
Mercy Pilkington is a Senior Editor for Good e-Reader. She is also the CEO and founder of a hybrid publishing and consulting company.
