KoodibooK
Encyclopedia
KoodibooK is a UK-based company providing self-publishing
and print-on-demand software and services. By downloading and using its KoodibooK Studio, users access photographs stored locally or online at sources such as Flickr
, Picasa
, Photobucket
, Facebook
and MySpace
, then create photobook
s, scrapbooks
, storybooks or yearbook
s which can be shared online, and/or published in print.
KoodibooK Studio is a Microsoft Windows
application used to produce the photobook and publish them to the company's web site. Once online, photobooks can be viewed on any device with Internet access, such as smartphones, tablets and desktop web browsers. Users can purchase books on a one-off basis or sell them to others via the web site.
's Innovation Centre in 2008 by two former Microsoft
employees.
The website launched on July 15, 2010. The team had been involved in the visualisation and digitisation of treasure books at the British Library
. Here, they observed that similar techniques could be applied to the wider book market. KoodibooK's development also coincided with rapid growth forecast for the digital reader market.
It runs on XP, Vista
and Windows7, enabling users to access photos from many online content providers, including Facebook
, Flickr
, Picasa
, SmugMug
, Photobucket
, MySpace
, Bebo
, PhotoBox
, Google
, Bing and Yahoo, as well as local disks—CDs, DVDs and so forth.
Once published, books can be viewed on the website and using Silverlight, Flash or a basic HTML
viewer.
Mobile users view and buy their books on Windows Phone 7
.
Self-publishing
Self-publishing is the publication of any book or other media by the author of the work, without the involvement of an established third-party publisher. The author is responsible and in control of entire process including design , formats, price, distribution, marketing & PR...
and print-on-demand software and services. By downloading and using its KoodibooK Studio, users access photographs stored locally or online at sources such as Flickr
Flickr
Flickr is an image hosting and video hosting website, web services suite, and online community that was created by Ludicorp in 2004 and acquired by Yahoo! in 2005. In addition to being a popular website for users to share and embed personal photographs, the service is widely used by bloggers to...
, Picasa
Picasa
Picasa is an image organizer and image viewer for organizing and editing digital photos, plus an integrated photo-sharing website, originally created by Idealab in 2002 and owned by Google since 2004. "Picasa" is a blend of the name of Spanish painter Pablo Picasso, the phrase mi casa for "my...
, Photobucket
Photobucket
Photobucket is an image hosting, video hosting, slideshow creation and photo sharing website. It was founded in 2003 by Alex Welch and Darren Crystal and received funding from Trinity Ventures. It was acquired by Fox Interactive Media in 2007....
Facebook
Facebook is a social networking service and website launched in February 2004, operated and privately owned by Facebook, Inc. , Facebook has more than 800 million active users. Users must register before using the site, after which they may create a personal profile, add other users as...
and MySpace
MySpace
Myspace is a social networking service owned by Specific Media LLC and pop star Justin Timberlake. Myspace launched in August 2003 and is headquartered in Beverly Hills, California. In August 2011, Myspace had 33.1 million unique U.S. visitors....
, then create photobook
Photobook
A photo-book or photobook is a book in which photographs make a significant contribution to the overall content. The most critically acclaimed photo-books celebrate the creative work of an individual photographer, but can also result from the collaboration between a photographer and a writer, an...
s, scrapbooks
Scrapbooking
Scrapbooking is a method for preserving personal and family history in the form of a scrapbook. Typical memorabilia include photographs, printed media, and artwork. Scrapbook albums are often decorated and frequently contain extensive journaling...
, storybooks or yearbook
Yearbook
A yearbook, also known as an annual, is a book to record, highlight, and commemorate the past year of a school or a book published annually. Virtually all American, Australian and Canadian high schools, most colleges and many elementary and middle schools publish yearbooks...
s which can be shared online, and/or published in print.
KoodibooK Studio is a Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows is a series of operating systems produced by Microsoft.Microsoft introduced an operating environment named Windows on November 20, 1985 as an add-on to MS-DOS in response to the growing interest in graphical user interfaces . Microsoft Windows came to dominate the world's personal...
application used to produce the photobook and publish them to the company's web site. Once online, photobooks can be viewed on any device with Internet access, such as smartphones, tablets and desktop web browsers. Users can purchase books on a one-off basis or sell them to others via the web site.
History
KoodibooK was founded at the University of BathUniversity of Bath
The University of Bath is a campus university located in Bath, United Kingdom. It received its Royal Charter in 1966....
's Innovation Centre in 2008 by two former Microsoft
Microsoft
Microsoft Corporation is an American public multinational corporation headquartered in Redmond, Washington, USA that develops, manufactures, licenses, and supports a wide range of products and services predominantly related to computing through its various product divisions...
employees.
The website launched on July 15, 2010. The team had been involved in the visualisation and digitisation of treasure books at the British Library
British Library
The British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom, and is the world's largest library in terms of total number of items. The library is a major research library, holding over 150 million items from every country in the world, in virtually all known languages and in many formats,...
. Here, they observed that similar techniques could be applied to the wider book market. KoodibooK's development also coincided with rapid growth forecast for the digital reader market.
Process
KoodibooK Studio is software designed for creating new books. Before it is published, a book in progress can be previewed using a full three-dimensional model, browsed page by page and viewed from any angle.It runs on XP, Vista
Windows Vista
Windows Vista is an operating system released in several variations developed by Microsoft for use on personal computers, including home and business desktops, laptops, tablet PCs, and media center PCs...
and Windows7, enabling users to access photos from many online content providers, including Facebook
Facebook
Facebook is a social networking service and website launched in February 2004, operated and privately owned by Facebook, Inc. , Facebook has more than 800 million active users. Users must register before using the site, after which they may create a personal profile, add other users as...
, Flickr
Flickr
Flickr is an image hosting and video hosting website, web services suite, and online community that was created by Ludicorp in 2004 and acquired by Yahoo! in 2005. In addition to being a popular website for users to share and embed personal photographs, the service is widely used by bloggers to...
, Picasa
Picasa
Picasa is an image organizer and image viewer for organizing and editing digital photos, plus an integrated photo-sharing website, originally created by Idealab in 2002 and owned by Google since 2004. "Picasa" is a blend of the name of Spanish painter Pablo Picasso, the phrase mi casa for "my...
, SmugMug
Smugmug
SmugMug is a paid digital photo sharing website.- History :Chris MacAskill and Don MacAskill started the original company to build a new video game-oriented web service in February 2002. By August 2002, though, their focus shifted...
, Photobucket
Photobucket
Photobucket is an image hosting, video hosting, slideshow creation and photo sharing website. It was founded in 2003 by Alex Welch and Darren Crystal and received funding from Trinity Ventures. It was acquired by Fox Interactive Media in 2007....
, MySpace
MySpace
Myspace is a social networking service owned by Specific Media LLC and pop star Justin Timberlake. Myspace launched in August 2003 and is headquartered in Beverly Hills, California. In August 2011, Myspace had 33.1 million unique U.S. visitors....
, Bebo
Bebo
Bebo is a social networking website launched in July 2005. It is currently owned and operated by Criterion Capital Partners after taking over from AOL in June 2010....
, PhotoBox
PhotoBox
PhotoBox is an internet-based digital photo printing company founded in 2000 by Graham Hobson.PhotoBox is part of the 'Photoways Group', which consists of PhotoBox, and its French counterpart, Photoways, leading to their claim that they are Europe's largest online photo processing service...
Google
Google Inc. is an American multinational public corporation invested in Internet search, cloud computing, and advertising technologies. Google hosts and develops a number of Internet-based services and products, and generates profit primarily from advertising through its AdWords program...
, Bing and Yahoo, as well as local disks—CDs, DVDs and so forth.
Once published, books can be viewed on the website and using Silverlight, Flash or a basic HTML
HTML
HyperText Markup Language is the predominant markup language for web pages. HTML elements are the basic building-blocks of webpages....
viewer.
Mobile users view and buy their books on Windows Phone 7
Windows Phone 7
Windows Phone is a mobile operating system developed by Microsoft, and is the successor to its Windows Mobile platform, although incompatible with it. Unlike its predecessor, it is primarily aimed at the consumer market rather than the enterprise market...
.
External links
- Official website
- Twitter account for KoodibooK