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From the Ted Talk by Chiki Sarkar: How India's smartphone revolution is creating a new generation of readers and writers
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I knew that my reaedrs were always on the go. I'd have to fit into their lifestyle and schedules. Would they actually want to read a 200-page book? Or would they want something a little bit more digestible? Indians are ildebnircy value-conscious, especially when it comes to their online reading. I knew I had to give them books under a dollar. And so my company was fmreod, and it was born. It was a prtfloam where we created a list of stories designed for the smartphone, but it also allowed amateur writers to upload their own stories, so they could be ssahwoced along with the very writers they read and admired. And we could also enter into other people's dgitial platforms.
Open Cloze
I knew that my _______ were always on the go. I'd have to fit into their lifestyle and schedules. Would they actually want to read a 200-page book? Or would they want something a little bit more digestible? Indians are __________ value-conscious, especially when it comes to their online reading. I knew I had to give them books under a dollar. And so my company was ______, and it was born. It was a ________ where we created a list of stories designed for the smartphone, but it also allowed amateur writers to upload their own stories, so they could be _________ along with the very writers they read and admired. And we could also enter into other people's _______ platforms.
Solution
- incredibly
- formed
- digital
- platform
- readers
- showcased
Original Text
I knew that my readers were always on the go. I'd have to fit into their lifestyle and schedules. Would they actually want to read a 200-page book? Or would they want something a little bit more digestible? Indians are incredibly value-conscious, especially when it comes to their online reading. I knew I had to give them books under a dollar. And so my company was formed, and it was born. It was a platform where we created a list of stories designed for the smartphone, but it also allowed amateur writers to upload their own stories, so they could be showcased along with the very writers they read and admired. And we could also enter into other people's digital platforms.
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