There are a number of things that keep people from enjoying reading a piece of text. Suppose you are reading a passage and a word pops up of which you don’t know the meaning of. Or the canvas / background of the text is not reader-friendly for you. These and other problems are solved by ReadEasy.
ReadEasy is a free to use website that aims to make your online reading experience a lot more convenient than it currently is. Before you get started with its service, it is advisable to create an account as you will need it later on. The next step is to upload a document file. Supported formats include PDF, EPUB, DOC, DOCX, ODT, RTF, HTML, HTM, LIT, PDB, FB2, and RB. If the text is online, simply copy it from your browser and save it in one of those file formats.
After you upload your document, the site analyzes it. A reader friendly interface is shown in which the meanings of infrequently used words are highlighted and described as side-notes. You can zoom in and out of the document, search for a particular word, print it for $0.99, or discard it.
The service attempts to remove all problems faced while reading articles online, and does a good job of it.
Features:
- A user friendly website that simplifies online reading.
- You can upload the document file that contains the reading text.
- A wide array of document file formats are supported.
- Difficult words are highlighted and their meaning explained in side-notes.
- You can zoom in and out of the document.
- You can search for particular words on the document.
- Supports Internet Explorer, Firefox, and Safari.
- Similar tools: PDF-XChange Viewer, Nuance, Skim, FoxIt Reader,
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Check out ReadEasy @ www.readeasy.com (by MOin from ThumbPress)