Rakuten Kobo Inc.

Kobo Incorporated

Tai Toh

James Wu

Pamela Lynn Hilborn

Tony O'Donoghue

Michael Serbinis

Dan Galperin

Daniel Leibu

Richard Penner

Jason Gamblen

Anthony O'Donoghue

Jason Gambien

Examples described herein provide a system and method for enabling users to annotate e-books and to transfer annotated e-books.

System and method for transferring annotated versions of E-books

Examples described herein include a computing system or environment that enables the user to acquire an option to re-transfer a purchased digital content item at a later date. Data corresponding to the option can be recorded and linked with the user. Subsequent requests from the user to re-transfer the digital content item can be permitted or denied based on whether the user is authorized by way of having acquired the corresponding option.

System and method for implementing option-based transfers of acquired digital content items

Methods and systems for managing profiles for electronic content. The methods and systems may involve profiles for a plurality of electronic content items. If a user interaction with an electronic content item of the plurality of electronic content items meets an event definition, the user interaction may be identified as an event associated with the electronic content and recorded in the profile.

Systems and methods for managing profiles

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