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1. A computer-implemented method for synchronizing a reading location of computing devices in a reading group, comprising:
defining the reading group that is associated with an ebook, the reading group including a master device associated with a first user and one or more follower devices that are each associated with a respective user other than the first user; receiving a synchronization command from the master device to synchronize the reading location of the one or more follower devices to a read section, the read section specifying a portion of the ebook; and providing the synchronization command to the one or more follower devices, wherein responsive to receiving the synchronization command the one or more follower devices are configured to, for a given follower device:
extract location information from the read section,identify the portion of the ebook that corresponds to the extracted location information,divide the portion of the ebook into one or more subsets based in part on a display area of the given follower device, each of the one or more subsets specific to the given follower device, andpresent a first subset, of the one or more subsets specific to the given follower device on the display area of the given follower device. |
