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Are books on MR - different formats than Gutenberg? - of more in quantity / variety than Gutenberg? Honestly I am genuinely curious why people upload here... |
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So to address device choice, what seems to be rational strategy for me is to - allow them to read my own format on iOS device - allow sharing in ePub / mobi format so that other devices could be used for reading Would that be the desired path? |
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As a 100+ book a year reader and a dedicated e-ink reader, your plan isn't for me.
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12-12-2020, 12:24 AM | #24 |
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Delphi already does this, or something similar to what you're thinking:
https://www.delphiclassics.com/ |
12-12-2020, 12:36 AM | #25 |
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Honestly I doubt most parents would shell out that much for this service when any tablet can get public domain books for free.
You’re aiming at an extremely niche market which is already saturated with options from bigger and arguably more dependable sources. They will after all have dev teams to work on their app while you’re just one person. You’re also fighting against laziness which is a proven benefit to ereaders and tablets with built in ebook services. People generally look for the most immediate option. And before folks here jump on that with “I don’t”, MR folks aren’t typical ereaders. We’re the fanatics. |
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I've tried Duolingo, but found it too boring. But I love reading, so language training centered around that sounds more tempting. I'd want to be able to pause my subscription, but keep my reading stats when/if I returned, because I might not always have the time and energy for studying. Although in that case the classics might be a problem -- I tried to read one on my favourite children's books in German ("Heidi" by Spyri), and found that 1880s German had some unexpected grammar and vocabulary that I can't remember ever coming across at school. So if you're going this way, you should probably get advice from a language teacher about good books to choose for language students. For price, Sirtel's suggestion of a couple of euro per month seems right. I'd also suggest a free demo, so people can find out how good your service is before they pay. Added: I see this kind of service exists already, for instance https://www.languagereadingbooks.com/. So you'd have to do something they don't or do whatever it is better. Last edited by hildea; 12-12-2020 at 04:10 AM. Reason: Went looking for existing apps doing this. |
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12-12-2020, 06:47 AM | #27 |
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In addition to all the books here on MR there is also this site that publish well taken cared of classics in the PD. Highly recommended especially for those for whom English is the second language:
https://standardebooks.org/about |
12-12-2020, 07:09 AM | #28 |
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I wouldn't pay a penny or a sole for this service.
The fact that you come here asking for advice without having first looked through our site and then at our Library of FREE ebooks shows that you haven't really invested your time in thinking through this whole process. Too, when you are through with your questions and your PRODUCT becomes available, and then you actually start to promote and ask for MONEY, then you would need to read Mobileread's POSTING GUIDELINES to get informed of what your responsibilities are when using our free service for promotional purposes. |
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