Ourboox
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Ourboox is a free online platform for creating and sharing
The Ourboox platform enables users to add text in any language that is compatible with
PNG, or GIF formats, and to embed various media content from other websites, e.g. YouTube, Vimeo, SoundCloud and others.[2][3][4]
Each e-book is identified by its own
A feature of Ourboox is the use of a page-flipping script, which emulates printed books. This feature is suited for either direction of reading –
Ourboox has gained popularly among teachers and students,[5][6] and currently has over 16000 books in 24 languages and 94 genres as of February 2017.[1] It was established by Mel Rosenberg and Ran Shternin, and was launched in 2014.[1][4]
References
- ^ a b c d e "About Ourboox".
- ^ a b c "OurBoox, the Israeli startup publisher looking to dust off your manuscript". Geektime. September 4, 2014.
- ^ a b "The virtues of going virtual". Jerusalem Post. Jerusalem. July 15, 2015. Retrieved July 15, 2015.
- ^ a b "Publish Your Own Books With 'OurBoox', The 'YouTube' Of Literature". No Camels. February 21, 2015.
- ^ "Times Educational Supplement (TES) recommendation of Ourboox". February 23, 2016.
- ^ "Ourboox recommendation by the Israeli Ministry of Education".