Synchronized consumption modes for e-books

摘要

An e-book system receives and stores different versions of an e-book supporting different consumption modes. Additionally, the e-book system stores signposts for the e-book. The signposts include corresponding locations in different versions of the e-book. When a user switches from a first version to a second version, the e-book system determines based on the signposts a location in the second version of the e-book that corresponds to the current location in the first version. The e-book system then presents the content in the second version from the determined location.

主权项

1. A computer-implemented method for switching between synchronized consumption modes of an e-book, the method comprising:
storing a first version and a second version of the e-book, the first version supporting a first consumption mode of the e-book and the second version supporting a second consumption mode of the e-book; storing signposts associated with the first and second versions of the e-book, the signposts including corresponding locations within the first and the second versions of the e-book; receiving feedback regarding activity of a plurality of users associated with content in the first version of the e-book; receiving a current location in the first version of the e-book; determining a current location in the second version of the e-book based on the stored signposts and the received current location in the first version of the e-book; adjusting the current location in the second version of the e-book based on the received feedback; and transmitting for presentation the adjusted current location in the second version of the e-book.