Rakuten Kobo Acquires
Shelfie Technology — Kobo continues to plug on, with a decent amount of side - loading from other sources.
• Kobo Acquires
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Not exact matches
The change from «BitLit» to «
Shelfie» in the company's branding came with the
technology the company has used to «read» a consumer's shelf by having the reader take a photo of the book spines on her or his bookshelf, and then informing that customer of which ebook or audiobook editions were available from various publishers.
Via any iOS or Android device, users snapped a photo of their bookshelf, and through patented
technology,
Shelfie scanned the spines of every book to identify titles and give readers a complete inventory of their collection, and served them the available equivalent titles in digital — free of charge or at a promotional price.
Rakuten Kobo and
Shelfie's acquisition deal includes
technology assets, IP, and the infrastructure on which the ecosystem runs.