Abstract: A system and method is provided for distributing and facilitating the reading of a library of works in serialized electronic format. More particularly, the present invention relates to a system which is able to distribute published works in an electronic format that is parsed into segments of limited length that is consistent with a delivery and receiving system that generally operate on short messages, e.g., Twitter or instant messaging systems and PC and/or mobile devices. A delivery schedule for the work can be defined by a publisher of a work, and/or according to preferences of a user and/or group of users. Multiple works can be selected for receipt in a coordinated and synchronized order, and rewards can be distributed to encourage continued participation by users and groups.

Abstract: A system for transcribing a sequence of input analog signals having characteristic frequencies and durations into indicia which visibly reflect the frequencies and durations of the input analog signals. The system uses the principles that the frequency of an analog signal can be determined from the number of zero crossings the signal makes in a predetermined time period and that the durations of the input analog signals can be determined from the number of successive time periods that the determined frequencies remain the same.In the preferred embodiment, the system transcribes successive musical tones into corresponding musical notes. A microphone produces electrical signals corresponding to the musical tones and a frequency digitizer circuit produces a digital signal train comprising a digital pulse for each zero crossing of the electrical signals.