This week I met an amazing founder who is building a social e-reader called Monocle, where friends can connect with one another to share thoughts on books while they’re reading them, instead of having to wait until after the fact (like in a book club meeting) or disrupting the reading experience and putting the book down to comment (like on Goodreads). The features are similar to the highlighting and note-taking capabilities on Kindle, but shareable with select friends, so you aren’t inundated with notes from strangers but only see thoughts from the people you care about. You can port e-books you currently own to the app or buy through them directly.
The product is currently in beta, but you can sign up now to get free access when they launch! I’m excited to be an early user and would love to read with my readers.
That’s all! Happy Friday.