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Facebook Books is currently in development, which will allow people to read books on any device, whether they are at home, at work or in the park. With over 1 billion users connected to the interface, Facebook now has the capabilities to do things never envisaged before. With the power that social media provides, people are now capable of sharing their experiences with the whole world, as they happen.

Facebook Books will enable people and publishers to take reading, writing and sharing to the next stage. Publishers will be able to turn their books into a social experience, allowing people to comment on the book, within the book and on related pages of the book. In hand, this will provide publishers with a wider audience reach, allow them to engage with their fans and also allow them to see what their fans think of their books, as they read them. In addition, publishers will be able to set the price of their books, see how many people have read their book and also see how many people are reading the book in real time.

People will also be able to share the books that they are reading in real time and place bookmarkers within the book, which will allow their friends to know how much they've read and show them what page they are on, opening a new pool of discussions. Digitalizing the book market in a social way, will allow people to document their reading experience, allow them to discover new reads and provide them with a better connection to their friends interests.

 

Brief overview:

For Publishers:

  • Connect with their audience through a wealth of dimensions
  • To sell their material to a wider audience
  • See who's reading their book and gain new insights about their book
  • To transit from the traditional printing method to electronic development

 

For People:

  • Comment on the books, pages and on the publisher's related pages
  • Share the book or abstracts from the book
  • Use bookmarkers to show what page they are on
  • To follow people and publishers based on their reading patterns

 

Today, you can already show people what you are reading using the 'doing' feature, therefore the technology packed in Facebook Books will be a huge leap forward for publishers, people and even the educational industry.