Method, medium, and system for creating an electronic book with an umbrella policy
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1. An electronic book system, comprising:
- a memory storing computer executable instructions for;
a publisher processing subsystem configured to permit publisher supply of book components and policies corresponding to the book components, the book components being stored in a book components database, the policies being stored in a policy database;
a curator processing subsystem configured to permit curator selection of a plurality of the book components from the book components database, responsive to the policies, for synthesis into an electronic book, the synthesis including determining an umbrella policy, based on a plurality of the policies applicable to the plurality of the components, specifying a manner in which the electronic book may be used, the curator processing subsystem further configured to store the electronic book in association with the umbrella policy in a book database; and
a distribution subsystem configured to retrieve the electronic book and the umbrella policy from the book database and supply the electronic book to a reader subject to the umbrella policy; and
one or more processors coupled to the memory for executing the computer executable instructions.
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Abstract
An electronic textbook system allows instructors to create custom coursebooks by integrating various materials from disparate sources. Instructors can arrange the materials, format them, provide tables of contents and indices. Payment mechanisms as well as policies for the components are integrated automatically so that the final book satisfies policy requirements for each of its component parts.
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1. An electronic book system, comprising:
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a memory storing computer executable instructions for; a publisher processing subsystem configured to permit publisher supply of book components and policies corresponding to the book components, the book components being stored in a book components database, the policies being stored in a policy database; a curator processing subsystem configured to permit curator selection of a plurality of the book components from the book components database, responsive to the policies, for synthesis into an electronic book, the synthesis including determining an umbrella policy, based on a plurality of the policies applicable to the plurality of the components, specifying a manner in which the electronic book may be used, the curator processing subsystem further configured to store the electronic book in association with the umbrella policy in a book database; and a distribution subsystem configured to retrieve the electronic book and the umbrella policy from the book database and supply the electronic book to a reader subject to the umbrella policy; and one or more processors coupled to the memory for executing the computer executable instructions. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A computer-implemented method of providing an electronic book, comprising:
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storing book components in a book components database; storing policies corresponding to the book components in a policy database; selecting a plurality of the book components, responsive to the policies, for inclusion in the electronic book; synthesizing, by a processor, the electronic book as a file capable of being accessed by a computer-implemented electronic book reader; determining an umbrella policy, based on a plurality of the policies applicable to the plurality of the components, specifying a manner in which the electronic book may be used; storing the file in association with the umbrella policy in a book database; and distributing the file to readers subject to the umbrella policy. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium containing executable computer program instructions for providing an electronic book, the computer program instructions comprising:
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instructions to store book components in a book components database; instructions to store policies corresponding to the book components in a policy database; instructions to select a plurality of the book components, responsive to the policies, for inclusion in the electronic book; instructions to synthesize the book as a file capable of being accessed by a computer-implemented electronic book reader; instructions to determine an umbrella policy, based on a plurality of the policies applicable to the plurality of the components, specifying a manner in which the electronic book may be used; instructions to store the file in association with the umbrella policy in a book database; and instructions to distribute the file to readers subject to the umbrella policy. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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