Booktrack is a company that develops soundtracks to books. It started in 2011 and has raised around three million dollars to stay in business. Their technology didn’t seem to take off with consumers and the only way to listen to them is with their proprietary app. I fear Booktrack's days are numbered. Booktrack took advantage of most of the hype surrounding the enhanced … [Read more...] about Booktrack’s Days are Numbered
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Author Tools from This Year’s BEA
BookExpo America is the largest North American publishing event and it has grown to encompass nearly every aspect of the book industry. From dedicated book blogger events and author book signings to digital business conferences and platform launches, if it involves books in any way, it happens at BookExpo. This year, Good e-Reader came across a number of platforms whose … [Read more...] about Author Tools from This Year’s BEA
The Hugh Howey Booktrack Competition Open to Entries
Technology and art are blending in two exciting new contests, hosted by Booktrack with sponsorship from Wattpad, Writer's Digest, and Indaba Music. Booktrack, a music overlay platform that engages readers by allowing creators to add ambiance-style music of their choosing over the text so that music plays as they read, is holding two contests around Hugh Howey's work, Half Way … [Read more...] about The Hugh Howey Booktrack Competition Open to Entries
Booktrack Aids eBook Comprehension, Looks to Educational Application
Not long after digital publishing improved the reading experience with portability, the option to change font size, and the instant access to new titles, developers began looking for ways to improve digital publishing. Enhanced ebooks offered never-before-seen full-color images, hyperlinks provided more information, and embedded video added an extra layer of content to a … [Read more...] about Booktrack Aids eBook Comprehension, Looks to Educational Application
BookTrack Supports the Ambiance of Digital Reading
GoodEReader met up with BookTrack at Digital Book World this week to learn more about the ways that authors and publishers are able to make their books stand out in the crowd by adding enhanced features. While some critics have complained that reading on an electronic device is too far removed from “real” reading to be enjoyable, still many others enjoy the entirely new … [Read more...] about BookTrack Supports the Ambiance of Digital Reading