Bookish . Platform for reading in the cloud where they are sold in digital books from Hachette, Penguin and Simon & Schuster , and includes reviews literary, readers ‘ opinions , recommendations and other content.
Whose objective is, on the one hand, to promote the publications and, on the other, to allow those interested to buy the books, offering them in paper or e-book format . The site adds additional content, such as essays or opinions from writers , as well as exclusive offers from publishers.
Summary
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- 1 History
- 2 Bookish Features
- 3 Disadvantages of Bookish
- 4 Sources
- 5 External Links
History
Bookish cover
The project started in May of 2011 by publishers Hachette, Simon & Schuster Penguin has received support from other publishers such as Random House , Scholastic , HarperCollins and Perseus Books Group , it was launched in 2013 .
Each title has its own page , which includes a preview of the first chapter, videos related to the book, a list with “the titles to read”, breaking news that have appeared on the net and that are related to the book , a brief description, the cover and other works by the same author .
Bookish Features
- It allows you to purchase books directly from the web , as well as to subscribe to receive updates and newsletters via email .
- it offers community functions and a closer link than other services with the electronic editions of the titles read.
Bookish social network
- Reading application for Android and iOS devices , which supports ePub and PDF formats that can be imported from other platforms.
- It also offers the possibility of storing information about the books you have read or want to read and provides information on their prices.
Disadvantages of Bookish
- The application is unfortunately only available in the AppleStore of the United States
