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Problem Statment
How might we help audible users retain the information they learned from non-fictional audiobooks?
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Our Product Direct Competitors Indirect Competitors
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ProductAudible Apple Books (Audio books)Libby by Overdrive ScribdHeadwayReadwise Blinkist
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Product Overview
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What is the productAn Amazon app for listening to audiobooks and podcasts E-book reading and store application developed by Apple Inc. for its iOS and macOS operating systems and devices.An app that allows user to get free ebooks and audiobooks from their local librariesDigital library for audiobooks, ebooks, magazine articles, podcasts, sheet music selections, and research documentsA bite-sized learning app that gives users key ideas and insights from the world's bestsellers books - Readwise is an app that sends user daily email resurfacing highlights from Kindle, Instapaper, iBooks, and more

- Readwise Reader (beta) is a read-it-later app that saves all notes and highlights in ne place and allow users to highlight web conten, ebooks,, articiles, youtube videos, etc.
An app that offers key insights from top nonfiction books and podcasts in a made-for-mobile format.
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Rating- Google: 4.6/5 (1M reviews)
- Apple: 4.9/5 (4.4M reviews)
- Google: NA
- Apple: 2.7/5 (5.2k reviews)
- Google: 4.2/5 (66.6k reviews)
- Apple: 4.8/5 (2.2M reviews)
- Google: 4.7/5 (590k reviews)
- Apple: 4.6/5 (24k reviews)
- Google: 4.4/5 (42.6K reviews)
- Apple: 4.7/5 (70.3k reviews)
Readwise
- Google: 4.3/5 (401 reviews)
- Apple: 4.8/5 (783 reviews)


- Google: 4.4 (86.1k reviews)
- Apple: 4.7 (101k reviews)
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Target Audience Auditory Learner, Busy professionals Individuals who own Apple devices and enjoy reading electronic books and audiobooks. The app is available on a variety of Apple devices, including iPhones, iPads, iPod Touches, and Macs.Book lovers who like using their local librariesIndividuals who enjoy reading or listening to books and other content on a regular basis
- Enjoy reading or listening to a wide variety of books and other materials
- Are interested in reading or listening to multiple books or documents each month
- Want the flexibility to switch between different types of content
Busy professionals who are interested in learning personal and professional developmentPower readers, learners Busy professionals and individuals who are interested in learning personal and professional development
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Number of users/downloads - Google: 100M+ downloads - Google: 5M+ downloads - Google: 10M+ downloads - Google: 5M+ downloads Readwise
- Google: 100k+ downloads

Readwise Reader
- Google: 5k+ downloads
- Google: 5M+ downloads
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Pricing Model Audible Plus: $7.95/mo
- Stream or download thousands of titles in the Plus Catalog including audiobooks, podcasts and Audible Originals.

Audible Premium Plus: $14.95/mo
- 1 credit a month for any title in Audible entire premium selection
- Access to thousands of included audiobooks, podcasts, Audible Originals, and more.
- Free
- Content available for purchase
- Rumor report: Apple Books has a subscription service called Apple Books+ that offers access to a collection of audiobooks and e-books for a monthly fee
- Free - $11.99/month to get access to their entire library - $99.99/year
*$49.99/year discount available
- Lite: $ $4.49/mo
- Full: $7.99/mo

Free trial will be extended by 30 days for every friend the user invites
- $79.99/year
*$47.99/year discount
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LIbrary size (esp. Non-fictional books)
Depends on the local library300,000+ audiobooks1500+ summarized nonfiction bestsellersN/A5,500+ nonfiction books
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Product Features
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Bookmark
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Edit highlighted clips
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Add notes to highlighted clips
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VoiceOver (Text-to-Speech)
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Audio sync to ebook
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Sleep timer
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Car mode
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Playback Speed Adjustment
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Search for clips/highlights
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Catogorize clips/highlights
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Tagging system (sub category)
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Spaced repetition to review highlights
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Product Analysis
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Product Strengths 👍🏼 Integrates with other Amazon products such as Kindle and Alexa

👍🏼Customize their reading experience by adjusting font size, background color, and page layout

👍🏼Ability to edit bookmarked clips

👍🏼 Wide variety of titles available

👍🏼 Automatic syncing across devices

👍🏼Offers WhisperSync feature to sync audiobooks on Audible with ebooks on Kindle
👍🏼 Large selection of e-books and audiobooks

👍🏼Customize their reading experience by adjusting font size, background color, and page layout

👍🏼Support for multiple languages

👍🏼 Automatic bookmarking and progress syncing across devices

👍🏼Integration with VoiceOver: a feature that reads text aloud using a synthesized voice, making it easier for users with visual impairments to access books.
👍🏼 Have access to public libraries resources and database

👍🏼 Users can borrow books for free, instantly

👍🏼 Offers books in different formats: ebooks, audiobooks, and magazines
👍🏼 Large selection of e-books and audiobooks: Scribd offers a wide range of books, documents, and other content, including bestsellers, classics, and new releases in a variety of genres.

👍🏼 Unlimited access: With a Scribd subscription, users can access an unlimited number of books, documents, and other content.

👍🏼 Multiplatform compatibility: Scribd is available on a variety of devices, including smartphones, tablets, and computers, making it easy to access content on the go.

👍🏼 Customization options: Scribd allows users to customize their reading or listening experience by adjusting the font size, background color, and other settings.

👍🏼 User-generated content: In addition to accessing content from the Scribd library, users can also upload and share their own documents on the platform.

👍🏼 Regular updates: Scribd regularly adds new books, documents, and other content to its library, keeping the selection fresh and up-to-date.
👍🏼Time-saving and convenient because the books are summarized into bite-sized content

👍🏼 Offers repetition feature to review highlights

👍🏼 Creates personalized growth plan to help the users focus on their learning goals

👍🏼Offers learning goal setting and tracking feature
👍🏼Many features to help users learn and retain information from books

👍🏼 Many integrations integrate with the users' learning workflow:
- sync to highlights from Kindle, Instapaper, Pocket, Medium, Twitter
- sync to note-taking apps like Evernote, Notion, Roam

👍🏼Have a tagging system to organize highlights

👍🏼 Search feature to help users quickly retrieve highlights

👍🏼 Ghostreader feature, a GPT-3 copilot of reading to help users summarize readings, define terms and more





👍🏼Time-saving and convenient because content is only 15-minutes long

👍🏼Blinkist Spaces for users to share titles with others. They can also add notes to the titles

👍🏼Personalized book recommendations
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Product Weaknesses 👎🏼No learning features

👎🏼 No notes/clips organization features

👎🏼 Limited social and sharing features
👎🏼No learning features

👎🏼No search bar or filter for free

👎🏼 No notes/clips organization features

👎🏼 Limited selection of e-books and audiobooks

👎🏼 Compatibility issues with certain e-books or formats

👎🏼 Lack of customization options for reading preferences

👎🏼 Limited social features for interacting with other readers

👎🏼 Limited discoverability features for finding new books
👎🏼 Users need to wait if books are not available in the local public library

👎🏼Only users with a public library card can borrow books from the app

👎🏼No learning features

👎🏼 No notes/clips organization features

👎🏼 Limited social and sharing features
👎🏼 Limited selection of content

👎🏼 Limited offline access

👎🏼 Limited customization options

👎🏼 Limited social and sharing features

👎🏼 Compatibility issues

👎🏼 User interface issues - glitches in app results in interface issues
👎🏼 Only offer book summary

👎🏼 Limited selection of books

👎🏼 Lots of pay walls in the app
👎🏼 Do not support audio format content

👎🏼 Dependent on the quality of notes and highlights

👎🏼Require additional time and effort to write, review, and organize notes and highlights

👎🏼Only offers summaries of non-fiction books. It does not provide the same depth and context as reading the full book

👎🏼Limited content selection

👎🏼Summary quality may vary

👎🏼No learning features

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Positioning
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How to win (What are the opportunities for our product to win?) 🥇 Use voice command to highlight content and add notes

🥇 Use voice to add notes to highlighted clips

🥇 Use Alexa to create routine and relisten to highlights

🥇 Offer short audio summaries of books and chapters

🥇 Integrate with other note-taking apps or create our own new feature to provide users a place to store and organize their highlights and notes

🥇 Create social features that'll allow users to interact with other listeners and share their reading experience
Direct Positioning Analysis:

🥇 Implement a search bar or filter to improve the app's navigation and searchability

🥇 Expand the selection of e-books and audiobooks to offer more content to users

🥇 Address compatibility issues with certain e-books or formats to improve the app's usability

🥇 Add customization options for reading preferences to allow users to tailor their reading experience

🥇 Enhance discoverability features for finding new books to help users discover new content

🥇 Reduce wait times for books that are not available in the local public library by implementing a faster acquisition process or offering more digital copies

🥇 Allow users without a public library card to borrow books from the app to expand the app's accessibility

🥇 Increase offline access to allow users to access content without an internet connection

🥇 Address user interface issues and glitches to improve the app's usability and user experience

🥇 Add learning features to the app to enhance its educational value

🥇 Implement notes/clips organization features to help users better organize their notes and highlights

🥇 Enhance social features for interacting with other readers to create a more interactive and social reading experience

🥇 Add customization options to allow users to personalize their reading experience
Indirect Positioning Analysis:

🥇 Offer full-length books in addition to summaries to provide more depth and context

🥇 Expand the selection of books available to users to offer a wider range of content

🥇 Remove pay walls or offer more free content to improve accessibility and affordability

🥇 Support audio format content to provide more options for users

🥇 Improve the quality of notes and highlights to make them more reliable and accurate

🥇 Streamline the process of writing, reviewing, and organizing notes and highlights to reduce the time and effort required for users

🥇 Provide summaries for fiction books as well as non-fiction to offer a wider range of content

🥇 Increase the content selection to offer more choices to users

🥇 Maintain a consistent quality of summaries to ensure they are always comprehensive and accurate

🥇 Add learning features to enhance the educational value of the app.
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