No more Copia devices

jerome · 01-04-2011, 07:23 PM

It was supposed to be one of the cheapest and exciting e-readers around, but it looks like they have change their business direction.

http://www.teleread.com/ebooks/more-...een-cancelled/

http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2011/01/...ardly-knew-ye/

leebase · 01-04-2011, 07:41 PM

Never heard of them

Lee

Steven Lake · 01-04-2011, 07:51 PM

lol. That's probably why they changed their business direction. :P

astra · 01-05-2011, 10:13 AM

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Originally Posted by leebase

Never heard of them

daffy4u · 01-05-2011, 10:31 AM

You have to go back to the CES posts from last year or search the forum for "Copia". I was interested in the readers but not the platform.

astra · 01-05-2011, 11:41 AM

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Originally Posted by daffy4u

You have to go back to the CES posts from last year or search the forum for "Copia". I was interested in the readers but not the platform.

TBH, I did hear the name on the forum some time ago, but that's it

Ravensknight · 01-07-2011, 12:00 AM

it was a bomb. I joined up, and promptly hated every second I spent on their site...

K-Thom · 01-10-2011, 07:17 AM

A social network platform for eBook-reading most of us here at MR never heard of somehow missed the point ...

Dulin's Books · 01-10-2011, 02:53 PM

a picture from CES showing just how "Social" Copia is

Dulin's Books · 01-10-2011, 02:54 PM

that's Saturday afternoon

astra · 01-10-2011, 03:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Dulin's Books

a picture from CES showing just how "Social" Copia is

I thought it is a cup of tea.

wvcherrybomb · 01-10-2011, 07:16 PM

"Copia, which has a user base in the tens of thousands, according to the spokesman, has marketed its software as “social reading.” Users can access feeds from social media services like Facebook and Twitter as they’re reading, and share notes and book recommendations without having to open a Web browser."

You can already do this on Kindle.

daffy4u · 01-10-2011, 07:27 PM

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Originally Posted by wvcherrybomb

You can already do this on Kindle.

Only since K3 came out which was after Copia made it part of their platform early last year).

goodereader · 01-16-2011, 05:26 AM

Actually some of the copia features are fairly solid, android, windows 7, windows mobile, apple devices. They billed it as a modern day book club, with a social media feel. They said they had around 200,000 books available to purchase, and you can comment on stuff and see other peoples comments on the same book/passage.

We interviewed the dude at CES if anyone wants to know more about Copia

01-04-2011, 07:23 PM	#1
jerome Enthusiast Posts: 28 Karma: 330 Join Date: May 2010 Device: Kindle 2, Entourage Edge, Dell Streak	No more Copia devices It was supposed to be one of the cheapest and exciting e-readers around, but it looks like they have change their business direction. http://www.teleread.com/ebooks/more-...een-cancelled/ http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2011/01/...ardly-knew-ye/

01-10-2011, 02:53 PM	#9
Dulin's Books Wizard Posts: 2,806 Karma: 13500000 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Portland, OR Device: Boox PB360 etc etc etc	a picture from CES showing just how "Social" Copia is Attached Thumbnails

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01-04-2011, 07:41 PM	#2
leebase Karma Kameleon Posts: 2,960 Karma: 26738313 Join Date: Aug 2009 Device: iPad Mini, iPhone X, Kindle Fire Tab HD 8, Walmart Onn	Never heard of them Lee

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Steven Lake Sci-Fi Author Posts: 1,158 Karma: 14743509 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Michigan Device: PC (Calibre)	lol. That's probably why they changed their business direction. :P

01-05-2011, 10:31 AM	#5
daffy4u I'm Super Kindle-icious Posts: 6,734 Karma: 2434103 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Long Drive, Calinadia Candafornia Device: KDXG, KT, Oasis	You have to go back to the CES posts from last year or search the forum for "Copia". I was interested in the readers but not the platform.

01-07-2011, 12:00 AM	#7
Ravensknight Serpent Rider Posts: 1,123 Karma: 10219804 Join Date: Jun 2009 Device: Sony 350; Nook STR; Oasis	it was a bomb. I joined up, and promptly hated every second I spent on their site...

01-10-2011, 07:17 AM	#8
K-Thom The one and only Posts: 3,302 Karma: 535819 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Berlin, Germany Device: yup!	A social network platform for eBook-reading most of us here at MR never heard of somehow missed the point ...

01-10-2011, 02:54 PM	#10
Dulin's Books Wizard Posts: 2,806 Karma: 13500000 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Portland, OR Device: Boox PB360 etc etc etc	that's Saturday afternoon

01-10-2011, 07:16 PM	#12
wvcherrybomb Sharp Shootin' Grandma Posts: 847 Karma: 1123940 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Sunny Florida Device: Kindle 3, Kindle Fire, Literati (has been adopted by my daughter)	"Copia, which has a user base in the tens of thousands, according to the spokesman, has marketed its software as “social reading.” Users can access feeds from social media services like Facebook and Twitter as they’re reading, and share notes and book recommendations without having to open a Web browser." You can already do this on Kindle.

01-16-2011, 05:26 AM	#14
goodereader Banned Posts: 39 Karma: 6106 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Vancouver BC Device: Many, Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Pocketbook, Sony etc.	Actually some of the copia features are fairly solid, android, windows 7, windows mobile, apple devices. They billed it as a modern day book club, with a social media feel. They said they had around 200,000 books available to purchase, and you can comment on stuff and see other peoples comments on the same book/passage. We interviewed the dude at CES if anyone wants to know more about Copia

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