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Booktrack

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Booktrack is the creator of the eponymous new technology that matches written text with music, sound effects, and ambient sound to create an immersive reading environment. The company’s proprietary technology automatically recognizes an individual’s reading speed and paces the soundtrack with the corresponding text. Booktrack is the first company to successfully marry sound and text to provide an automated, seamless reading experience.

Booktracks have been created for the new novel The Power of Six as well as for classics including Sherlock Holmes, Peter Rabbit, Rikki-Tikki-Tavi and many others. At launch, the applications were available exclusively for iOS, but the company is actively developing for additional platforms including Android.

The company is working with several of the biggest names in the music industry to produce Booktrack soundtracks including Sony/ATV Music Publishing and Park Road Post Production. The venture is funded by PayPal co-founder Peter Thiel, Facebook Director of Global Creative Solutions Mark D’Arcy, and The Hyperfactory CEO Derek Handley.

Booktrack is headquartered in New York City, with research and development in Auckland, New Zealand.

Milestones

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  Booktrack added Josh Hirschland as Manager of Operations and Communciations. (8/1/11)
  Posted 8/29/11 at 9:17am
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  Booktrack added Brooke Geahan as VP Publishing & Communications.
  Posted 8/29/11 at 9:17am
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  Booktrack added Greg Sitters as Board Member.
  Posted 8/29/11 at 9:17am
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  Booktrack added Mark D'Arcy as Board Member.
  Posted 8/29/11 at 9:17am
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  Booktrack added Derek Handley as Chairman.
  Posted 8/29/11 at 9:17am
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  Booktrack added Mark Cameron as Co-Founder and Board Member. (1/1/08)
  Posted 8/29/11 at 9:17am
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  Booktrack added Paul Cameron as Co-Founder CEO. (1/1/08)
  Posted 8/29/11 at 9:17am

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Above: Reading Interface
Uploaded: 8/31/11

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