11 Jan 09 Books by Phone
How would you like to download the latest best selling novel and read it… on your cell phone? If that idea makes your eyes hurt just thinking about it, you might be a bit behind the curve. Tens of thousands of Japanese cell phone users already read all their favorite books on the devices, with working commuter time being one a favorite period to curl up with a good cell phone. Japan has had much better cell phone infrastructure than the U.S. for years, allowing them to use their phones on subways and many other places Americans can’t even get a signal.
In addition, the Japanese have long been on the cutting edge of cell phone technology, using their phones for everything from gaming to web surfing. Now, improvements in liquid crystal displays are making it possible to send book pages to the phones in short installments. The tiny books are catching on in China and South Korea too.
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While we may be a little behind the curve in the U.S. on cell phone infrastructure, there are people using cell phones for fiction in the English speaking world too. One site that allows this is http://www.textnovel.com. This site was launched in May 2008 and is growing at a rate of over 100% per month. There are hundreds of fictional stories on the site, most written by US residents. But some of them are written by Japanese cell phone authors!
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