My design compose of 2 components, The Cover and The Reader.
The Cover stores the content of the book. You can download stories from the iRead website (similar to the iTune store)
We sell different covers for different kinds of books and reading in different environments. For example, if you are going to the beach, the cover would be waterproof and sand proof and light weight for easy transport. If you like to read at the comfort of your home, the cover might be more fitting to your living room. We would use leather or wood as the exterior and because it is at home, it is fine to be a little heavier but more classy. And so on…
The Reader fits inside The Cover, it basically reads the content from the The Cover and displays the content. You can flip through pages by the corner button. Bookmark pages, add notes, etc.
Because The Cover only stores the stories, you could lend your book to friends without losing the Reader, which is the expensive component. And ideally you would have 10-20 of these Covers and you switch from cover to cover with just one Reader.
