Exchange viewpoints around the words you love.
The book is the beginning of a dialogue
The margin is the white space around a text. Being blank, it invites readers to make an annotation from their personal perspective.
When a digital book has an *openmargin, the margin is an open platform where readers of the same book exchange their viewpoints.
This means you can:
- Highlight the words you love.
- Contribute your viewpoint, by making an annotation.
- Have a dialogue around these words with a diversity of people.
The *openmargin goes where the dialogue takes place
We're collaborating with the developers of eReaders to make the margin widespread. Is your favorite application without an *openmargin? Demand it kindly.
The website openmargin.com is a central place. It gives you an overview of all your annotations and those of others. After you've finished reading, the dialogue begins here.
The movement behind *openmargin
The main team exists of Ruth Koppenol, Marc Köhlbrugge and Joep Kuijper. We started out with a personal question; we wanted to connect to new people in a sincere way.
For this we needed something to connect 'around', something people really resonate with. We chose the book and all the words within.
Partners in change
There's already a small, but devoted, community around *openmargin. People who really care about opening up the book. They make the movement stronger everyday.
Do you also want to engage? As a writer, software developer, teacher or human being? Feel free to contact us and we'll co-create the future together.
Coming to an eReader near you soon!
The platform is currently in development and will launch in about four months from now.
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