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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 24, 2020
Filed:
Jul. 27, 2017
Amazon Technologies, Inc., Seattle, WA (US);
Samuel Ytzhak Donnelley, Auburn, WA (US);
Sarah Elizabeth Funk, Seattle, WA (US);
Emily Jean Staskowski, Carnation, WA (US);
Christy Elizabeth Caldwell, Seattle, WA (US);
Adrienne Anastasia Lombardo, Seattle, WA (US);
Gregory William Long, Kirkland, WA (US);
Lan Wang, Seattle, WA (US);
Julie Lynne Teodorescu-Badia, Redmond, WA (US);
Amazon Technologies, Inc., Seattle, WA (US);
Abstract
Provided are systems and methods for progressively providing content of an electronic book (e-book) to members of a book reading group. An example method includes: determining a reading group associated with content, the reading group comprising a first user profile associated with a first user device, a second user profile associated with a second user device, an indication that the first user profile is designated as a group administrator; determining a first stop-position indicative of a first position in the content; determining a second stop-position indicative of a second position in the content; and sending, to the first user device and the second user device, a message comprising at least the first stop-position, and instructions to enable access to a first section, wherein the first section comprises a portion of the content preceding the first stop-position.