Patent ID: 8803817

Claim:
A computer-implemented method, comprising: under control of an electronic book reader device configured with executable instructions, presenting a portion of a media item on the electronic book reader device; establishing a connection with a secondary notepad device, the secondary notepad device being independent of, but communicatively coupled to, the electronic book reader device and being configured with a touch responsive display; synchronizing a location within the media item with the secondary notepad device to allow the secondary notepad device to execute one or more operations respective of the portion of the media item being displayed on the electronic book reader device, the one or more operations relating to one or more non-text components of the electronic book that are associated with, and that are different from, the portion of the media item and that are presented via the touch responsive display of the secondary notepad device; and receiving, from the secondary notepad device, user input that is entered via the touch responsive display of the secondary notepad device.