Since 2003 I've been on a mission to help people "read instead".
From my experience as a bookseller I know that most people want to read more, but the full context switch to "reading" is increasingly difficult for many. I could be biased, but I've always found email to be underappreciated as an app platform.
With Driplit I wanted to use email as a way to fit books naturally into my day. Driplit allows you to read books over email, one ~500-word "drip" at a time. We have about 1500 public domain books at the moment. I recently allowed uploading private EPUBs too.
I read a pretty crazy number of books every year, and I think this is great. A lot of people who are out of the habit of reading seem to feel overwhelmed when facing an entire book, but surely this feels doable for just about anyone. Maybe it could get them back in the habit of reading and create a snowball effect that gets them reading more.
Former bookseller angle is a nice touch. My one worry as a reader: at ~500 words a day a normal novel takes half a year. Can I dial the pace up, or send myself the next drip early when I'm hooked and don't want to wait until tomorrow?
Since 2003 I've been on a mission to help people "read instead".
From my experience as a bookseller I know that most people want to read more, but the full context switch to "reading" is increasingly difficult for many. I could be biased, but I've always found email to be underappreciated as an app platform.
With Driplit I wanted to use email as a way to fit books naturally into my day. Driplit allows you to read books over email, one ~500-word "drip" at a time. We have about 1500 public domain books at the moment. I recently allowed uploading private EPUBs too.
I'd love to hear what you think.
ps - https://alivreouvert.net/2015/03/19/une-bibliotheque-peut-el...
The "read instead" photo is my old bookshop Lorem Ipsum Books. The blog is not mine.
I read a pretty crazy number of books every year, and I think this is great. A lot of people who are out of the habit of reading seem to feel overwhelmed when facing an entire book, but surely this feels doable for just about anyone. Maybe it could get them back in the habit of reading and create a snowball effect that gets them reading more.
Former bookseller angle is a nice touch. My one worry as a reader: at ~500 words a day a normal novel takes half a year. Can I dial the pace up, or send myself the next drip early when I'm hooked and don't want to wait until tomorrow?
You can keep reading as much as you want, there's a button at the end of the email that sends the next installment.
There's also an option to send multiple times a day.