A Review of Methods Used for Revitalizing Books and Reading Experience

Our paper presents a series of modern ways used for augmenting reading and increasing people's interest in books. In today's society, reading has been replaced with other activities related to technology and the evolution of science. However, the advantages brought in by technology can also be applied to books in order to increase their attractiveness. Virtual and augmented reality, internet of things or movement detection are just a few examples of technologies which can be integrated into classical books and bring with them a great series of advantages: increase interest of young people, raise attractiveness and entertainment. Social collaboration is also an aspect which can help people share their interests, encouraging others to read, write, collaborate, share, thus getting closer to creating a better future of reading. We will also present our current project, Lib2life, which has the purpose of augmenting reading and libraries through interactive 3D reconstructions and social-collaborative means.