“IRINOU AND VASSOS” DIGITAL EDITIONS

The new edition of the Cypriot narrative poem “Ειρηνού και Βάσος” (“Irenou and Vassos”) opens a new road to Cypriot traditional poetry via digital reading technologies.  This popular work by Christophoros Th. Palesis is now available not only in print (through on-demand publishing) but also as an eBook and as an Audiobook that you can download and read / listen to interactively on your mobile phone, tablet, desktop computer, specialized eReader device, and other digital technologies. 

The paperback edition page includes an introduction to this poem.  

Οn this page, we describe the two new digital editions of the poem now available and provide the basic instructions needed to preview, purchase, and view these editions with different digital devices.

The eBook version of the book includes all the contents of the paperback edition and provides the interactive tools with which to facilitate, enrich, and personalize the reading experience, such as: clickable table of contents, pop-up glossary terms, text search, note-taking and highlighting. Our eBook uses the most recent ePub3 format to maximize interactivity.

You can download a free preview version or purchase the eBook from the following eBook vendor channels - select based on the device you intend to use for reading:

a) An Apple iOS device (iPhone, iPad and MacOS Computers)

b) A non iOS device (Android iPhone or tablet, Microsoft Computer, etc.)

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For these devices, we recommend using the Apple “Books” app as explained below:

1. Make sure the Apple “Books” app is installed on your device or computer (this app is included with all iOS 12 devices and MacOS computers).  If needed, you can download the “Books” app from the App Store to your computer or device.

2. Go to the eBook listing on the Apple Books Store: “Ειρηνού και Βάσος” eBook listing

3. On this page, click on “View in Apple Books” to open the eBook details page in your “Books” app where you can choose to read a sample or buy the book.

4. For more information, go to the Apple “Books” app page.

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For these devices, we recommend using the “Kobo Reading App” as explained below:

1. Download and install the free “Kobo Reading App” which runs on almost all platforms:
   “Kobo Reading App” Download

2. Launch your “Kobo Reading App” and create a Rakuten Kobo account or login with your Facebook or Google account

3. Go to the Palesis / Παλαίσης listings page on the Kobo store: https://www.kobo.com/us/en/search?query=παλαίσης

4. On the listings page, you can:
   - click on the free preview version of the eBook and then, on the new page, select “Add to My Books” to add it to your Kobo reading list
   - click on the complete version of the eBook to purchase it and add it to your Kobo reading list (++)

5. Using your Kobo Reading App, you can login to your Kobo account and read any item in your Kobo reading list from all your devices or computers.

6. Launch the “Kobo Reading App” on your device or computer to synchronize and view your library listings and select the eBook to read it.

7. For more information, you can refer to the Kobo Help Page.

   ++ Note that, if you are using the Kobo Reading App on an iOS device or MacOS computer, you cannot buy Kobo books directly from your Kobo Reading App – you must use the Kobo Website here.

This version of the poem “Ειρηνού και Βάσος” consists of an audio recording of the poem sung by the son of the poet the same way his father sung it.  Included in this version is an interactive table of contents and other tools for an easy and personalized listening experience.  You can preview and purchase this audiobook on several channels, including the following: 

a) iTunes

b) Rakuten Kobo

c) Amazon/Audible

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For the audiobook version of the poem, we recommend using Apple iTunes. The iTunes app is included in all iOS devices and MacOS computers and can be downloaded for virtually all devices and computers here: iTunes App Download

1. Make sure the iTunes app is installed on your device or desktop computer.

2. Go to the Apple listing of the “Ειρηνού και Βάσος” audiobook here: Audiobook Listing

3. On this page, click on “View in iTunes” to open the detailed listing in your iTunes app.

4. Using your iTunes app, you can preview or buy the audiobook.
   

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Another option is to use the Rakuten Kobo Reading App which can be used for both eBooks and audiobooks on iOS or Android phones and tablets (you cannot listen to audiobooks on the desktop version of the Kobo App). 

1. From your phone or tablet, go to the Palesis / Παλαίσης listings page on the Kobo store here.

2. Click on the audiobook cover image of “Ειρηνού και Βάσος” to open the detailed page of this listing where you can:

·      Sign in or create a new Rakuten Kobo account

·      Click on “Play sample” to hear a small portion of the audiobook

·      Buy the audiobook (this will require a Kobo account)

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For help on how to install the Audible App and use it to listen to audiobooks on your smartphone, tablet, reading device, or desktop computer go here: https://www.audible.com/howtolisten

1. Go to the “Ειρηνού και Βάσος” audiobook listing on the Audible website:

    https://www.audible.com/search?keywords=palesis&ref=a_hp_t1_header_search

2. On the listing page, you can click on the “Sample” option under the book cover image to listen to an excerpt.

3. To purchase the audiobook click on the book cover image to open the detailed listing page where you can sign in to Audible with your existing Amazon account or create a new account. 

4. Once you have logged in, you can purchase the audiobook which will then be stored in your Audible library and you can listen to it on your smartphone, tablet or device with the Audible app or stream it from your Audible library to your desktop computer with the Audible Cloud Reader.

5. The Audible Cloud player allows you to stream your books from your Audible library online to your computer. To use the Cloud Player, go to your library and click the Play button next to the title.

6. Instructions on how to listen with Audible are found on the Audible Website.