As printed pieces slowly seem to be getting phased out of our lives, eBooks are shifting to the digital lifestyle many of us crave.So the screens are smaller, and the cravings of the printed page aren't there, but HarperCollins believes that devices like the iPhone are where the future of where books lie. The publisher has announced that they have launched a special eBook service that will work with Apple's new iPhone. The service is called Browse Inside, and will allow users to take a peek at the first 10 pages of upcoming publications. If users like what they see, they can then pre order the title from their device.
The Browse Inside platform will also work with other devices that are Flash enabled, but given the all the iPhone hype they have to pump up the whole iPhone compatibility thing.
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8-16-2007 @ 1:21PM
hitno said...
Visit http://BooksoniPhone.com
Way ahead of others.
BooksoniPhone.com is a leading iPhone eBooks portal featuring over 20,000 full books you can read on your iPhone.
BooksoniPhone.com has released the first version of its service for reading e-books on Apple's iPhone.
BooksoniPhone allows iPhone users to view electronic books (eBooks), text files, and documents on-the-go and features a native iPhone interface to navigate as well as read titles when browsing BooksoniPhone.com.
No additional applications, downloads, or other software is required. Users can instantly read and choose from 20,000+ titles utilizing powerful search or browsing thru recommendations (Top 100 Books, Children's Books, Book d'jour, etc.). The Iphone interface enables users to create read list and add multiple books for simultaneous reading. (System remembers where you left.)
Adding notes and sharing them is nice feature that allows users to add and share personal notes that is attached to the page they were reading. Unique feature that opens opportunity to read same book with someone and exchange comments.
BooksoniPhone.com leverages the Safari browser built in to the Apple iPhone and Ajax technology. It features:
- Virtual keyboard for typing and adding books to read list
- Tap on screen to go to next page
- One-tap 'Share the Page' button for e-mailing
- Adjustable font size for easy reading
- Variable number of pages per screen
- Portrait or Landscape mode for easy reading
- Touch screen Scrolling
The site is accessible only from iPhone for reading, and from any browser for uploading texts, books, poems, documents, lyrics. There is no limit for text storage per account in this moment.
Service is free and has no-spam policy.
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8-16-2007 @ 2:28PM
Josh said...
I think somebody needs to come out with hybrid e-book/audio books, that are capable of switching from text to spoken word at any given point in the book. If you're on page 76 and start a road trip, why not have pages 77 through 150 read to you?
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10-07-2007 @ 1:27AM
Kwok said...
excellent
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