| RockASAP.com has come up with an ebook reading app, Rockstand, which the company claims is the result of over an year of thorough research of the ebook segment not only in India but throughout the entire world. Indians might have been late in waking up to the ebook boom, but the segment is already experiencing exponential growth, which, combined with the huge increase in demand for smartphones and tablets, has proved to be a strong motivator for RockASAP to launch a suitable app to make the most of this trend. The app right now is only available for Android, although iOS, BlackBerry, and Symbian versions are also in the works for a launch soon. Available ebooks number around 2 million right now, though the figure is ever growing. The company has also tied up with 150 publishers to have more ebooks on board, and not just English language books, but also a large number of books in regional Indian languages. Hosting ebooks in regional languages will make RockASAP a challenger to any other company who wishes to be seen as the premier seller of ebooks in India and the company has done its homework on this. “We have foreseen the same and thats the reason we have content in Hindi, Tamil, Bengali, Gujrati, and we are very focused on regional content. Also, tech wise, we have developed reflow for regional language font books which we have been the pioneers in India. Even Google provides pdf of regional content,” said Mr. Rishi Mohan Jha, CEO at RockASAP Retail Pvt. Ltd. Mr. Rishi also stated the company has its teams stationed all across India and is forging relationships with new publishers to ensure there are enough ebook at hand to satisfy an ever increasing demand for both English and other regional content. In fact, what makes the Indian ebook market unique is that 60 percent of it is based on a variety of regional languages. Also, a unique aspect of the Rockstand ebook reading app is that apart from a dynamic user interface, the app allows users to download both ebooks and magazines at the same place. Also, magazine subscription offers the most hassle free experience, as the next issue gets downloaded on a paying customer’s device automatically. Rockstand also boasts of one of the biggest collection of e-comics as well. Other features of the app includes the ability to convert a text into night reading mode, bookmarking, and voice and pitch modulation, along with audio books which will be introduced soon. The app also allows for the books and magazines to be read in offline mode. That’s not all as the books have been priced competitively with some costing as low as just INR. 2, while many books and magazines are made available for free for a limited period of time.
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Friday, July 12, 2013
Rockstand eBook Reading App
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