WHAT'S A CINE-BOOK?

Cine-book is a new digital book format.

It is a combination of an illustrated ebook, illustrated audiobook, and a cinematic book—three products in one—that allows readers to READ, LISTEN, and even WATCH books!

Reading Mode

READ as an ebook with illustrations on each page.

Listening Mode

LISTEN as an illustrated audiobook with notifications when there is an illustration to view.

Watching Mode

WATCH as a slideshow of high-quality illustrations with animation and visual special effects added to selected editions.

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CINE-BOOK

a combination of THREE different ways to experience ONE book

CINE-BOOK FORMAT FEATURES

  • First ever illustrated audiobooks
    Not only can you now listen to the audio version of the book but also view illustrations that are important for the meaning of the story. This is the perfect solution for illustration-oriented books: non-fiction books, photo-books, picture-books, guides, etc.
  • Background listening with notifications
    Play a book in the background while the screen is locked and be notified when there is an illustration to view.
  • Right illustration is always there
    You don't have to turn the pages back and forth to look at the image in question. The right illustration is always in front of you until all the text corresponding to that illustration is finished.
  • Picture/text area adjustable ratio
    When there is an illustration available on the page, it is shown at its maximum width. However, you can customize how much space on the screen to allocate for the image and the text.
  • “Read-Aloud” option
    Allows you to listen to the audio version of the book with the text highlighted dynamically in order to follow the story. You can turn the pages freely while the audio continues; tapping on any part of a sentence forces the audio to restart from the selected place.
  • A book comes to life
    WATCH a cine-book with animated images, visual special effects, and professional narration to have the experience as close to watching a movie as possible. Subtitles can be turned on/off as needed.
  • Seamless switching between modes
    Books in the cine-book format may have reading, listening, and watching modes in any combination, depending on the title. All modes are synchronized so that you can switch between them anytime while saving the place where you stopped.
  • Variability of user scenarios
    Choose the most convenient mode depending on where you are. You can start reading while you’re in a subway, then switch to the listening mode if you are on-the-go. Finally, after reaching home you can share the story on the big screen and watch it as a movie.
  • Use on any device
    You can READ-LISTEN-WATCH books on any device and platform: smartphone, tablet, laptop, PC, and even a Smart TV.

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CINE-BOOKS CROSS-PLATFORM POSSIBILITIES

Web Viewer

Chrome 126+, Firefox 126+, Safari 17+, Microsoft Edge 126+, Opera 111+
available on any computer or smartphone or on a desktop browser right on cine-books.com

AirPlay & Chromecast

Apple TV 3rd gen+
Chromecast 2nd+
streaming is available from the apps to any big screen via AirPlay or Chromecast

Apple iBooks

iOS - 17+
available in iBooks store. Find “cine-books” in iBooks

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iOS, Android, Kobo books

Availability of modes for various types of products:

The CINE-BOOKS Viewer allows you to play different types of products in different modes with the ability to switch between modes synchronously.

Audiobook

A traditional audiobook that you can LISTEN to.

Illustrated Audiobook

A book that you can read as a regular illustrated e-book with a Read-Aloud option, and listen to it as an audiobook in background mode, with sound notifications for each new illustration appearing on the screen.

Cinematic Book

A book that you can read as a regular illustrated e-book with a Read-Aloud option, listen to it as an illustrated audiobook, and watch as a video-book with animations and full original text in subtitles.

Photo Story

A story that you can READ as a sequence of photos, with or without text, that form a certain storyline.

Cinematic Story

A story that you can READ and WATCH as a photo-realistic motion slideshow with animations, video inserts and video special effects.

Film

A traditional film based on a book-to-film screenplay adaptation.

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