QUOTATION INTERFACE FOR E-BOOKS
A computing device for rendering e-books, from which quotations can be selected and used to create content items. The content item can further be provided with configurations that enable the user to personalize the appearance of a selected quotation.
1 . A computer system comprising:
a memory that stores (i) a set of instructions, and (ii) an e-book;
one or more processors that are coupled to the memory to retrieve instructions in performing operations that include:
render at least some pages from the e-book;
select text from the e-book based on input from a user;
enable the user to create a content item that is based on the selected text; and
copy or publish the content item.
2 . The computer system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more processors enable the user to select text from any portion of the e-book.
3 . The computer system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more processors provide an interface to enable the user to create the content item.
4 . The computer system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more processors enable the user to reformat the selected text as part of the content item.
5 . The computer system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more processors enable the user to alter an appearance of a background of the content item on which the selected text appears.
6 . The computer system of claim 1 , wherein one or more processors operate (i) in a first mode to render at least some pages from the e-book, and (ii) in a second mode to enable the user to select the text.
7 . The computer system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more processors embed a link with the content item to a network location where the e-book can be downloaded.
8 . The computer system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more processors (i) programmatically determine an attribution of the selected text from the e-book, and (ii) display the attribution as part of the content item.
9 . A method for utilizing a computing device, the method comprising:
rendering at least some pages from an e-book on the computing device;
selecting text from the e-book based on input from a user;
providing an interface on the computing device to enable the user to select text from the e-book and to create a content item that is based on the selected text.
10 . The method of claim 9 , further comprising transmitting the content item to another device or user.
11 . The method of claim 9 , further comprising publishing the content item on a network location.
12 . The method of claim 9 , further comprising implementing the interface to enable the user to select text from any portion of the e-book as part of the content item.
13 . The method of claim 9 , further comprising providing the interface to enable the user to format the selected text as part of the content item.
14 . The method of claim 9 , further comprising providing the interface to enable the user to alter an appearance of a background of the content item on which the selected text appears.
15 . The method of claim 9 , further comprising operating the computing device (i) in a first mode to render at least some pages from the e-book, and (ii) in a second mode to enable the user to select the text.
16 . The method of claim 9 , further comprising embedding a link with the content item to a network location where the e-book can be downloaded.
17 . The method of claim 9 , further comprising programmatically determining an attribution of the selected text from the e-book, and (ii) display the attribution as part of the content item.
18 . A computer-readable medium that stores instructions for utilizing a computing device, the instructions being executable by one or more processors to perform operations comprising:
rendering at least some pages from an e-book on the computing device;
selecting text from the e-book based on input from a user; and
providing an interface on the computing device to enable the user to select text from the e-book and to create a content item that is based on the selected text.
19 . The computer-readable medium of claim 18 , further comprising instructions for implementing the interface to enable the user to select text from any portion of the e-book as part of the content item.
20 . The computer-readable medium of claim 18 , further comprising instructions for providing the interface to enable the user to format the selected text as part of the content item.