Printed Ink

Most pictures are said to be worth a thousand words. With Printed Ink, you can find and share pictures worth 500 billion words! Printed Ink allows you to view the popularity of anything compared to anything else for the last 500 years!

How? With the help of Google Books, Printed Ink will graph any words or phrases, in a variety of languages, to show how frequently they have appeared in books during the last 500 years. This search of human culture through millions of books takes place in only a moment, and from the palm of your hand!

Using Printed Ink is as simple as typing in a search, then watching the results flow onto your screen. Two taps later and a graph can be emailed, or your findings shared with friends on Facebook. Whether you're doing research for a project and want to easily make a unique graph, or are curious and want to explore the history of just about anything, Printed Ink is the perfect app!

Features:

- Search books in English, Chinese, French, German, Spanish, Hebrew and Russian. Specify between American and British English books, and between Fiction and Nonfiction!

- Adjustable search timeline, from the 16th to the 21st century!

- Email support to send a detailed version of the graph for personal use!

- Share your findings on Facebook for your friends to see!

- Save graphs as favorites for offline viewing!

- A collection of interesting ideas to inspire your searches!

- Beautiful, high resolution graphics and transitions that make searching a pleasure to watch!



*An Internet connection is required for new searches*

*** To those who are confused why the y axis is blank; the percentage of books featuring your search term is always such a small percentage that it provides hardly any useful information. However, to view the details of the axis, email the detailed version of the graph ***

(To contact the developer with suggestions, problems or feedback, please email “contact.printedink@gmail.com”. You will be replied to as soon as possible.)