Digital Media Personalization

Abstract

Systems, methods, and media for digital media personalization are provided herein. Methods may include selecting an upcoming digital media publication to be published over a network, selecting prior to publishing the digital media publication, a portion of the digital media publication that is to be personalized after the digital media publication is published, establishing, prior to publishing the digital media publication, characteristics for personalization of the portion of the digital media publication, and publishing the personalizable digital media publication over the network.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A system for managing a personalizable digital media publication, the system comprising:
 a memory for storing executable instructions;   a processor for executing the instructions stored in memory:
 a configuration module stored in memory and executable by the processor to:
 select prior to publishing a digital media publication, a portion of the digital media publication that is to be personalized; and 
 establish, prior to publishing the digital media publication, characteristics for personalization of the portion of the digital media publication; and 
 
   a publishing module stored in memory and executable by the processor to publish a personalizable digital media publication over a network.   
     
     
         2 . The system according to  claim 1 , wherein the personalizable digital media publication is any of an e-book, an audio file, an audiovisual file, a video file, or any combination or permutation thereof. 
     
     
         3 . The system according to  claim 1 , further comprising a personalization plugin configured to:
 receive a personalization of the personalizable digital media publication after publication, the personalizing performed at least in part by an author of the personalizable digital media publication; and   apply the personalization to the personalizable digital media publication.   
     
     
         4 . The system according to  claim 3 , wherein the personalization plugin is executable on a reader device that receives the personalizable digital media publication. 
     
     
         5 . The system according to  claim 1 , wherein the characteristics for personalization of the portion of the personalizable digital media publication include designation of an entity to perform at least in part personalization of the personalizable digital media publication after publication. 
     
     
         6 . The system according to  claim 1 , wherein the characteristics for personalization of the portion of the personalizable digital media publication include designation of a time or location-based information for personalization of the personalizable digital media publication. 
     
     
         7 . The system according to  claim 1 , further comprising a social media module stored in memory and executable by the processor to share an indicia on a social network, the indicia evidencing personalization of a copy of the personalizable digital media publication. 
     
     
         8 . The system according to  claim 1 , wherein the publishing module further sends over the network after publishing the personalizable digital media publication, additional characteristics for personalization of the portion of the personalizable digital media publication. 
     
     
         9 . The system according to  claim 1 , further comprising a transaction module stored in memory and executable by the processor to execute the instructions to accept payment of a fee over the network after publishing the personalizable digital media publication, further wherein the fee is for personalization of the personalizable digital media publication. 
     
     
         10 . An e-book reader device, comprising:
 a touchscreen device;   a memory for storing executable instructions;   a processor for executing the instructions;   a personalization plugin stored in memory and executable by the processor to:
 receive a digital media publication, the digital media publication having characteristics for personalization of a portion of the digital media publication; 
 place the portion of the digital media publication in an editable mode; 
 receive personalization input according to the characteristics for personalization via the touchscreen device; and 
 place the portion of the digital media publication in a permanent mode; 
 store a personalized digital media publication in any of the memory, a remote storage media, or combinations thereof.