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One of the most consistent critiques of eBooks coming from book lovers is that they isolate readers. Peer-to-peer lending is still a new concept, and most eBook readers are far more likely to just buy an ePub file ‘new’ from giants like Apple or Amazon. Serious readers miss the experience of being gifted a book by a friend – with their inscription and/or marginalia – or buying one from the bookstore with mysterious and sometimes enlightening marks. A new eBook reader called Addr, however, promises a return to the glory days of social reading.

Addr’s philosophy rejects the skeumorphism of typical eReaders by refusing to limit itself to a book page that fills the screen. This allows it to foreground notes far more than any other reading app. Instead of being trapped in popovers that no one looks at, notes are visible in the margins with the text, like with a real book. To add a note, you just drag your finger over a block of text. You can share these annotations even with people who don’t have the app using email.

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