Izwe lama-ebook lishintsha izici eziningi zomphakathi wethu, enye yalezo zici umtapo wolwazi wedolobha, owomakhelwane noma eyunivesithi, umhlaba wawo ushintsha kancane kancane. Lapha sesivele sikutshele ngezinkampani ezinikele ukuhlangabezana nezidingo zedijithali zemitapo yolwazi, kepha kuze kube manje bezingekho izinkampani ezaziwayo ebezinikezelwe ukuhlangabezana nezidingo zababhali be-indie abasebenzisa imitapo yolwazi. Kule ndawo kugqamile I-JukePop, inkampani ezinikele ekuhlangabezaneni nezidingo zemitapo yolwazi kanye nababhali be-indie, bese ezahlukanisa nezinye izinkampani ezifana I-Overdrive, I-JukePop inikeza amathuba okuba nama-ebook angenawo ama-DRM engasetshenziswa kunoma iyiphi i-eReader, into ekhulula imitapo yolwazi kancane.
Njengamanje iJukePop ithi inababhali abangu-6.000 kukhathalogi yayo nangaphezulu kuka- Imitapo yolwazi eyi-8 enamalungu angaba yizigidi ezi-2. Futhi, uJukePop ufuna okuningi. Kungakho benike amandla umkhankaso ku- I-Kickstarter. Lapho sebethole uxhaso, bathi izindleko zelabhulali zizoba ngama- $ 15.000 inyanga ngayinye.
Iyiphi isoftware enikezwa iJukePop?
Ngokungafani nezinye izinkampani, umehluko weJukePop ukwisoftware yayo, isoftware ehluke kakhulu kwezinye. Isoftware yeJukePop isesha izihloko futhi isebenze ngokususelwa kumavoti abafundi bayo nabathengisi bezincwadi, ngakho-ke uhlu lwezihloko eziyizinkulungwane nezinkulungwane zama-indie imitapo yolwazi eminingi okufanele yehliswe yehliselwa ezihlokweni ezimbalwa. Lokhu futhi kwenza imisebenzi ekhethiwe ibe ama-ebook asemqoka, ngoba avotelwe futhi anokuvunyelwa okuthile.
Futhi, uma ungumbhali, isoftware ikusiza ukuthi ushicilele futhi ubonakale ngokwengeziwe ngaphakathi kohlelo, ukuze imitapo yolwazi nabasebenzisi bakubone futhi babe nezinzuzo. Noma kunjalo, iJukePop ayicacisi ukuthi ikhokha kanjani ababhali be-indie futhi ayikhulumi nangabanye babhali bayo, ngakho-ke izici zayo ziyangabazeka kwabaningi.
Isiphetho
Kodwa-ke, ngicabanga ukuthi iJukePop yinto entsha futhi entsha abaningi abazoyazisa futhi ezokwenza izinketho zezinkampani ezinkulu zingami. Ngaphezu kwalokho, ukuhlinzeka ngama-ebook angenayo i-DRM kubasebenzisi bomtapo wolwazi kungaba yinto ejabulisa kakhulu umhlaba wonke we-ebook nomhlaba womtapo wezincwadi.