BookFusion vs Scholastic RISE
BookFusion
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| Figure | BookFusion | Scholastic RISE |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $2.99/mo | — |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | Yes | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | — |
| Android | Yes | — |
| API | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 8 | 0 |
| Spec score · Reading Apps | 9.4 (#1) | 6.9 (#47) |
| Privacy | The privacy policy says BookFusion does not sell personal information to third parties and describes collecting account, uploaded content, and reading activity data. | Scholastic’s student privacy policy says the education technology products may use student names, class, year, school, username and password, email, and student ID, and that information is disposed of when the school asks or stops using the resources. |
| Support | The reader plans list email support, with priority email support on Advanced and Power; the pricing page gives [email protected] for critical bugs. | Scholastic lists customer service hours as Monday–Friday, 8:00 AM–6:00 PM Eastern Time, and provides [email protected] for rostering and onboarding support. |
Plans
BookFusion
- FreeFree
- Casual$2.99 a month
- Advanced$7.99 a month
- Power$14.99 a month
- Starter$199 a month
- Premium$399 a month
- Plus$599 a month
- EnterprisePriced on request
In their own words
BookFusion
BookFusion is a digital library and reading service for organizing, reading, sharing and syncing eBooks across web, iOS and Android. Its reader supports PDF, MOBI and EPUB, and carries bookmarks, comments, highlights and reading progress between devices. Downloaded books are available offline. Readers can arrange titles by author, genre and custom tags, with rule-based Smart Shelves and Smart Queries also described. An official Calibre plugin syncs books and metadata using an API key and requires Calibre 5.0 or later; a KOReader plugin supports browsing the library, downloading books and syncing position and highlights. The store offers over 70,000 free eBooks as well as titles for purchase. Personal uploads must be DRM-free, and storage and maximum file size depend on plan. The Free plan allows 10 books and files up to 15 MB. Paid individual plans start at $1.99 per month billed yearly. Social reading is beta; discovery is coming soon, while lending and borrowing are upcoming.
Scholastic RISE
Scholastic RISE has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.