Copia beta test - Get Your Invite Now! - Page 2

beachwanderer · 07-28-2010, 04:06 AM

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Originally Posted by Nate the great

Copia is about ready to start a large scale beta test of their platform. We here at MobileRead have been given the opportunity to participate. (We're an ebook community and Copia is a social reading platform; the synergy is obvious.)

Thanks for the info Nate!

As I'm personally not really interested in their project of a "ebook-centric" social network I voted "no" in the poll, but I can imagine that there are uses and possible users for this.

(I'm the member of one (1) business network myself and not really using that either. Yes, I'm a member of a number of forums on the net, but I'm not a fan of - internet based - social networks.)

dpayment · 07-28-2010, 07:50 AM

Someone said it before, I'll try anything once, then do it again if I like it. I've been looking for a new, larger (than 6") format ereader for quite a while now, and the Copia Ocean 9 was one of my leading candidates. However, yesterday I found out that Innoversal is releasing their Papyrus ereader on 16 August, and based on everything I've read on it, this is probably the one I'll go for. But it would still be fun to have a look at the Copia.

Dan

simplyparticular · 07-28-2010, 03:15 PM

I voted "no" because I don't read at my computer, and I already have a perfectly good social network option: Goodreads, and Facebook for a few other friends who like to read similar books.

Bree

happy_terd · 07-28-2010, 05:00 PM

Sure.

Kosst Amojan · 07-29-2010, 07:47 PM

I voted yes, might be a social network I might actually use though I have to point out that my friends DO NOT read what I read though they read a lot. So it would almost be a while seperate network then say my facebook.

As for their ereaders, if that 6" costs more then $180 then its a huge FAIL. And if the 9" wi-fi is under three hundred dollars then I'm buying one the second it comes out.

EDIT: would the BETA come with invites?

Davimee · 07-30-2010, 06:53 PM

I voted no. Soon we'll be starting school, and then I'll have even less time for computer related things than I have now.

I love reading on my ebook reader, but I don't want to be tied to my computer. And even though I have a facebook account, I find I rarely use it. So it doesn't really interest me. But thanks for letting us know about it!

Hitech_luddite · 08-05-2010, 11:08 AM

I voted Maybe. Their video is freaky and doesn't inspire confidence as it is all aspirational with no substance. The request a Beta invite button simply triggers the default mailer. Couldn't they have at least put up a form for you to type your email address and why you wish to participate (author/reader/professor etc). It feels like a website from ten years back when tens of thousands of dollars were being poured into websites with nothing behind them and everyone just expected the money would roll in. It gives me no clear idea of what they are trying to achieve or how they think I can help them.

I would however be willing to try their software, especially after Nookstudy proved so disappointing. There is a place in my reading experience for looking at heavily annotated e-texts on the computer, for things like the US Constitution or Beowulf, where a large monitor and better searching and note-taking facilities would be useful.

Has anyone actually followed this up?

Mare of Earth · 08-06-2010, 10:58 AM

I voted Yes - I would like to learn more about their formats and ereaders.

I'll try anything once!

dsvick · 08-17-2010, 12:36 PM

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Originally Posted by dsvick

Sure, I'll try anything once

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mare of Earth

I'll try anything once!

Maybe we should talk ....

GeoffC · 08-18-2010, 11:15 AM

Why 'only' once ....

WT Sharpe · 08-18-2010, 11:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GeoffC

Why 'only' once ....

In American on Purpose, Craig Ferguson wrote, "I have an addictive personality, I'll try anything a hundred times just to make sure I don't like it."

He said that as a partial explanation to his addiction to alcohol, and why he's learned that, for him, alcohol is dangerous. He no longer drinks.

JSWolf · 08-18-2010, 11:34 AM

I'd be happy to beta test their site as long as I also got to beta test a 9" reader along with it.

WT Sharpe · 08-18-2010, 11:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JSWolf

I'd be happy to beta test their site as long as I also got to beta test a 9" reader along with it.

My sentiments exactly.

GeoffC · 08-18-2010, 12:25 PM

or even an iPad ?

Nate the great · 08-18-2010, 06:24 PM

I just now got my beta invite.

I have 10 invites that I can share. Who wants one? Send me a PM with your email (along with your immortal soul or first born child).

View Poll Results: Would you like to join the Copia beta test?
Yes.	11	35.48%
No.	14	45.16%
Maybe.	6	19.35%
Voters: 31. You may not vote on this poll

07-29-2010, 07:47 PM	#20
Kosst Amojan Addict Posts: 207 Karma: 19597 Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Northern Virginia Device: Nook Glowlight Plus	I voted yes, might be a social network I might actually use though I have to point out that my friends DO NOT read what I read though they read a lot. So it would almost be a while seperate network then say my facebook. As for their ereaders, if that 6" costs more then $180 then its a huge FAIL. And if the 9" wi-fi is under three hundred dollars then I'm buying one the second it comes out. EDIT: would the BETA come with invites? Last edited by Kosst Amojan; 07-29-2010 at 09:35 PM.

08-06-2010, 10:58 AM	#23
Mare of Earth Leaver of Hoofmarks Posts: 207 Karma: 24077 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Northern Alabama Device: Kindle Scribe, Kindle Paperwhite 4	I voted Yes - I would like to learn more about their formats and ereaders. I'll try anything once! Last edited by Mare of Earth; 08-06-2010 at 11:03 AM.

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07-28-2010, 07:50 AM	#17
dpayment Connoisseur Posts: 90 Karma: 618 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Ottawa Device: PocketBook Pro 902, EB-1150, PRS505, PRS700, Jetbook, Hanlin V3, Kobo	Someone said it before, I'll try anything once, then do it again if I like it. I've been looking for a new, larger (than 6") format ereader for quite a while now, and the Copia Ocean 9 was one of my leading candidates. However, yesterday I found out that Innoversal is releasing their Papyrus ereader on 16 August, and based on everything I've read on it, this is probably the one I'll go for. But it would still be fun to have a look at the Copia. Dan

07-28-2010, 03:15 PM	#18
simplyparticular Guru Posts: 610 Karma: 1395952 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: New York Device: Oasis 3 & GlowLight 4	I voted "no" because I don't read at my computer, and I already have a perfectly good social network option: Goodreads, and Facebook for a few other friends who like to read similar books. Bree

07-28-2010, 05:00 PM	#19
happy_terd Banned Posts: 13,045 Karma: 10105011 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Finally made it to Walmart. Device: PRS 420	Sure.

07-30-2010, 06:53 PM	#21
Davimee Happy Wife & Momma Posts: 532 Karma: 1634 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: USA Device: Purple Astak Pocket Pro! :)	I voted no. Soon we'll be starting school, and then I'll have even less time for computer related things than I have now. I love reading on my ebook reader, but I don't want to be tied to my computer. And even though I have a facebook account, I find I rarely use it. So it doesn't really interest me. But thanks for letting us know about it!

08-05-2010, 11:08 AM	#22
Hitech_luddite Member Posts: 14 Karma: 20000 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Texas Device: Aluratek Libre Pro	I voted Maybe. Their video is freaky and doesn't inspire confidence as it is all aspirational with no substance. The request a Beta invite button simply triggers the default mailer. Couldn't they have at least put up a form for you to type your email address and why you wish to participate (author/reader/professor etc). It feels like a website from ten years back when tens of thousands of dollars were being poured into websites with nothing behind them and everyone just expected the money would roll in. It gives me no clear idea of what they are trying to achieve or how they think I can help them. I would however be willing to try their software, especially after Nookstudy proved so disappointing. There is a place in my reading experience for looking at heavily annotated e-texts on the computer, for things like the US Constitution or Beowulf, where a large monitor and better searching and note-taking facilities would be useful. Has anyone actually followed this up?

08-18-2010, 11:15 AM	#25
GeoffC Chocolate Grasshopper ... Posts: 27,600 Karma: 20821184 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Scotland Device: Muse HD , Cybook Gen3 , Pocketbook 302 (Black) , Nexus 10: wife has PW	Why 'only' once ....

08-18-2010, 11:34 AM	#27
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 73,983 Karma: 128903378 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	I'd be happy to beta test their site as long as I also got to beta test a 9" reader along with it.

08-18-2010, 12:25 PM	#29
GeoffC Chocolate Grasshopper ... Posts: 27,600 Karma: 20821184 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Scotland Device: Muse HD , Cybook Gen3 , Pocketbook 302 (Black) , Nexus 10: wife has PW	or even an iPad ?

08-18-2010, 06:24 PM	#30
Nate the great Sir Penguin of Edinburgh Posts: 12,375 Karma: 23555235 Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: DC Metro area Device: Shake a stick plus 1	I just now got my beta invite. I have 10 invites that I can share. Who wants one? Send me a PM with your email (along with your immortal soul or first born child).

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