Readmill is a Berlin based Startup founded in 2010 by Henrik Berggren and David Kjelkerud. The company launched a simple e-reading app for iOS and Android that allowed people to buy eBooks from publishers such as Penguin, and engage in a unique social atmosphere. Today, the company has announced that it has been acquired by Dropbox and will be joining their team. One of … [Read more...] about Readmill Acquired by Dropbox
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Towerbabel and the Launch of Social Writing
For the past several years, social reading has been an undercurrent of the possibilities of digital publishing and ebooks. A number of companies have been launched since as early as 2010 to encourage readers with tools that make it easy to share in the discussion of a book across their social networks--and even with strangers--within the digital pages of a book. Companies like … [Read more...] about Towerbabel and the Launch of Social Writing
Updates at Readmill Provide Genuinely Social Reading
The concept of social reading has been kicked around by various companies over the last few years, but no platform has really had the Facebook-like explosion of fans connecting through a book. That has largely been due to the need to leave the book in order to discover who else is reading it from the user's own circle of friends. Think of it this way, as you sit and read … [Read more...] about Updates at Readmill Provide Genuinely Social Reading
Readmill, Penguin Partner on Direct Buy eBooks
Authors and publishers have experimented with different ways to avoid paying the royalty commission to book retailers, opting instead to lure readers to their own websites to make their ebook purchases. While this might be a viable option for individual authors whose readers already know where to search, it can be incredibly difficult for publishers to lure readers, given that … [Read more...] about Readmill, Penguin Partner on Direct Buy eBooks
Readmill Releases eReading App for Android
In February of this year, Berlin-based two-year startup Readmill launched its e-reading app for iOS and was met with such response that the team decided an Android app was needed. Moreover, after getting feedback on how Readmill users--and staffers--were using the app, the developers decided that an app that was optimized for smartphone reading was in order as well. Readmill … [Read more...] about Readmill Releases eReading App for Android
Readmill Launches New iPhone App for Sharable Reading
As data is beginning to show that the one billion global smartphone owners are reading books and magazines on their smartphones despite the smaller screen size--nearly a third of all smartphone owners, in fact, according the Pew Internet--new avenues are opening up for smartphones that address the features that many readers have come to expect from digital … [Read more...] about Readmill Launches New iPhone App for Sharable Reading
Readmill’s CEO Henrik Berggren at FutureBook
Over the course of the past several years, social reading platforms have sprung up almost as fast as digital ebook distribution platforms. While each platform has its standard features, newcomer Readmill offers an unique insight into what the possibilities for social reading are. With so much focus this year at FutureBook on the emerging ebook markets in foreign locations, … [Read more...] about Readmill’s CEO Henrik Berggren at FutureBook