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BeeLine Reader — Read Kindle books faster/easier
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FYI, you don't need a Kindle device—this is actually an iPad app that gives you access to your Kindle books (which many people buy, despite not having an actual Kindle). We also have Chrome/Firefox extensions and a PDF converter, which you can find on our website: www.BeeLineReader.com. If you're on Android, you can read books with BeeLine with the ReadMe! app, which integrates our technology.
If you're wondering about how the concept works from a perceptual standpoint, it's basically tapping into the fact that your peripheral vision is very sensitive to color. So when you move your eyes from right to left to find a new line, you can get to the correct line more quickly and easily.
@nicklum Is breaking the DRM the only way to Kindle books on it?
I wish Amazon would let other apps access its books.
@andrewwarner we definitely don't break DRM! We just load the Kindle Cloud Reader in a webview and then inject the color via JS. Simple and effective! Could work for other apps also, depending on the use case.
Tried BeeLine Reader out tonight & found it to be a fab reading experience on my iPad. For anyone who is dyslexic or has children who are dyslexic, BeeLine has the best Kindle book compatible mode for that I've seen. It can be adjusted in quite a few ways -- my reading buddies are going to love it.
Great idea and it definitely seems to work on your landing page! Too bad it doesn't work for e-ink kindles.
@benburns Yeah, their approach is also not so great for comprehension and eye fatigue, according to researchers: http://ucsdnews.ucsd.edu/pressre... http://www.academia.edu/10319710...
Hi Nick! Nice chatting with you yesterday at LAUNCH mobile! I wish you put more stats on your homepage--it's not obvious in your copy how exactly better you guys are, and if you have the stats and research to say "20% faster" or "skip fewer lines" or game-changing for this particular reader. You guys can sell the product better, go for it!
A pretty cool concept! I'd love to test but I don't have a kindle 😖. Can you explain the gist of how it works?
I am a huge fan of BeeLine Reader and have been using it for a few months. It makes the look and feel of content I read on my computer much more enjoyable and I recommended it to several of my students, one being dyslexic. Can't wait to see some further integrations and what's next!
Nice app, but not sure that colorize string could significant help read faster. I use this one Realdax chrome extension for training reading skill, I like it more - https://chrome.google.com/websto...
Readlax is presented on Product Hunt as well - https://www.producthunt.com/post... read more about this. It could be good additional speed reading tool with BeeLine Reader
I've tried several times to contact the company to stop my subscription. They have never responded.
Pros:Not much.
Cons:If you use over different backgrounds, some words become unreadable. Especially if the back ground is black.
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