ToRead.Me lets you share reading material directly with your friends' reading devices.
Documents are sent to your friends' devices via a single email message with an attachment or embedded URL. Toread.me will convert the content as necessary and route the material to each device according the user's wishes. PDF's and web pages can be sent directly to Amazon Kindles, iPhones, iPads, or attached as native files for downloading to any desired reading device.
ToRead.me is an attempt to concatenate three observations. First, the web is home to the largest collection of interesting reading material in history. Second, computers are famously lousy devices for contemplative reading, a problem e-readers are meant to solve. Third, while the act of reading is solitary, the act of figuring out what to read isn't, or, rather, shouldn't be.
ToRead.me provides a way to send reading material straight to other people's e-readers, and for other people to send reading material to yours. The goal is to create an experience few e-readers deliver today, namely pleasant surprises; the idea is that you will open your e-reader and discover interesting things to read sent to you by people who know you.
ToRead.me isn't yet another new social network. It relies on your own network of personal and professional relationships. ToRead.me users don't "friend" anyone, no one ever "follows" you. Users simply email or use their browser to share content directly with their friends and colleagues...no need to learn a whole new application or install client software on computing devices. ToRead.me's intent is to be as unobtrusive as possible so you can share reading material quickly and easily.
