EdTech Startup Yondemy Renews Book Selection Process with 'Cover Diagnosis' to Spark Children's Passion for Reading

Yondemy Inc. has announced a renewal of its book selection process for new and returning members of 'Yondemy,' an online learning service designed to help children develop a passion for reading.

This new experience allows children to intuitively select 'Want to read' or 'Not now' while looking at book covers. The recommendations then align more closely with the child's preferences based on these choices. This update transforms the initial book selection into an experience driven by the child's own interest.

■ Renewal Overview: What is 'Cover Diagnosis'?
Yondemy delivers book encounters tailored to each child's reading ability and preferences. With this renewal, the experience has shifted from a traditional 'Select favorite genres' survey to an intuitive 'Cover Diagnosis.' This captures feelings like 'looks interesting' or 'I want to try reading this'—emotions that are often hard to verbalize—and reflects them in the selection process.

Key Features:
- Intuitive 'Cover Diagnosis': Book selection starts with 'looks interesting' from the cover before reading descriptions.
- Co-creative Experience: As the child makes more choices, the recommended books align with their tastes more rapidly.
- Excitement from the Start: The cover-centric interface builds anticipation even before the book is delivered.

■ Flow of the New Selection Experience
1. Dialogue with 'Yondemy Sensei': Interacting about name, grade, and interest in books.
2. Yondemy Level Assessment: Checking the child's 'reading ability' benchmark.
3. 'New Feature' Cover Diagnosis: Selecting 'Want to read' or 'Not now' based on covers.
4. Delivery of the First Book: Delivering the first book from the child's selections.

■ Background of the Renewal
In the early stages when reading history is limited, it can be difficult to capture a child's preferences through words alone. Yondemy has moved from asking about genres to an intuitive selection process. Because children choose from books already filtered to match their 'reading ability,' mismatches are unlikely. Early feedback from children includes comments like 'It's fun, like a game.'

Yondemy aims to shorten the path to finding a favorite book and turn that journey into an exciting time for children.