Google has recently filed a patent for a
type of online, interactive book club. It sounds weird, but the way
Google is apparently thinking about implementing it sounds really
interesting. When a user buys a new book, they’ll automatically be
prompted to join a “club” for that book with other readers. It will
supposedly limit those clubs to people who buy the book around the same
time so they won’t be several hundred pages apart. These clubs are
assigned based on your age, location, interests, etc. All that neat
information Google has on you will help to pair you up with others who
you’d enjoy reading a book with.
It’ll all be managed through a social
network, probably Google+. Duh. Book clubs can have scheduled
activities, which is probably just going to be group Hangouts to discuss
books. There’s also the possibility of financial rewards for
participation.
This is just a patent, so it doesn’t
necessarily mean it’ll turn into anything. But hey, if you’re a fan of
book clubs and Google products, you’ve got something to look forward to.
source: USPTO
via: Engadget
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