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Why E-Books on Phones Can Succeed
jkOnTheRun —
... Having said that, the ability to read a few pages, or even a few chapters, in a short chunk of free time at any location is priceless. And that’s why I believe we’re recently seeing more book-related apps than games launching in the iTunes App Store. There’s surely other reasons, but this one trumps the others from where I stand. Think about it this way — if you’re always carrying your phone and an unplanned short opportunity arises to read a book, you don’t want to whip out a computer, do you? In a situation like this, you’re not ...
iPhone Ebooks: The New Fart Apps [IPhone Apps]
Gizmodo —
A buzzy new report says that ebook iPhone apps are on the rise, and accounted for more new apps in October—nearly a fifth—than even games. It's unexpected and exciting, but what does it mean? Spam, is what. The data shows a clear rise in ebook apps over the last few months, such that they account for a staggering number of the new apps showing up in the store. It's true! Look at the chart! But here's the thing: this is purely a measure of how many new apps there are, not how well they're doing. But still, why such ...
Boom in iPhone Books
EverythingiCafe —
... There has been a massive increase in the number of ebooks available in the app store, according to an article at GigaOm, to the point where books are overtaking games in the App store. Given that both Kindle and Barnes and Noble have reader applications for the iPhone, does this mean that iPhone’s are going to out do e-ink readers? ...
Can Dedicated e-Readers Compete With the iPhone?
TheAppleBlog —
... Over at our sister site GigaOM, Om takes a look at the rising trend of e-book sales on the iPhone/iPod touch platform. According to ...
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