Object oriented interactions

A system comprising:

• a first computing device and a second computing device, the first computing device including a processor and a computer-readable storage device coupled to the processor, the computer-readable storage device storing instructions, which instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to configure the first computing device as:
• an input module configured to receive information concerning user generated content added to a first copy of an electronic content work by a first user of the electronic content work, the information comprising the user generated content a first identifier of a portion of the electronic content work associated with the user generated content, and user preferences concerning presentation of the user generated content to a second user, wherein the user generated content includes one or more of notes, discussions, highlighting, and annotations to or concerning content of the electronic content work;
• a storage module configured to store the received information;
• a request module configured to receive a request for information for a requested portion of the electronic content work, wherein the requested portion of the electronic content work is associated with a second identifier;
• an output module configured to send the user generated content to the second computing device storing a second copy of the electronic content work in response to determining that the first identifier associated with the received information matches the second identifier in the request for information;
• wherein the second computing device is configured to display the second copy of the electronic content work along with those portions of the user generated content deemed acceptable for presentation in accordance with the received user preferences.