iPhone Public Domain Books for 99 cents

daffy4u · 07-10-2008, 09:07 PM

iPhone App Store Takes on Amazon Kindle with 99 Cent E-Books

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Looks like there is going to be an ebook component to the iTunes Store.

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With the arrival of the iTunes App Store, some enterprising individuals have started to populated the virtual shop with a bunch of novels from the public domain. All they have to do is "re-box" them, so to speak, before selling through through the Apple online store for 99 cents each. The e-books that you'll find include stuff like Dickens and Tarzan.

The text is said to look pretty crisp and the relatively large display of the iPhone makes for a pleasurable read as well. And you might look a little sexier staring at your iPhone than at your Kindle.

badgoodDeb · 07-10-2008, 09:14 PM

There are other threads saying that eReader's software, and stanza's, and MobiRead's are available for the iPhone. So you should be able to read the books you've already bought. Or what you've found for free here on MR. (once we or the software people figure out how to download the books to the phone)

Nate the great · 07-10-2008, 09:40 PM

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Originally Posted by badgoodDeb

There are other threads saying that eReader's software, and stanza's, and MobiRead's are available for the iPhone. So you should be able to read the books you've already bought. Or what you've found for free here on MR. (once we or the software people figure out how to download the books to the phone)

We have software?

Anyway, the Iphone version of MobiReader is not ready yet.

daffy4u · 07-10-2008, 09:16 PM

Thanks Deb! I don't have an iPhone or plan to have one but I see a lot of folks here do.

Alexander Turcic · 07-11-2008, 02:33 AM

Looks like this particular example doesn't use eReader or Mobipocket. It's offered by these folks:

http://www.appengines.com/bookreader.html

HarryT · 07-11-2008, 04:40 AM

That's right; they're "standalone" applications with a built-in reader app.

chef · 07-11-2008, 10:02 AM

"...the relatively large display of the iPhone makes for a pleasurable read as well. And you might look a little sexier staring at your iPhone than at your Kindle."

Always in need of a good laugh.

People always compare non-Apple products to the Ipod (whether they play mp3s or not) but I guess you can't do that since the Iphone is an Apple product. Relatively large compared to what, non-smart cell phones?

HarryT · 07-11-2008, 10:05 AM

Many Smartphones have a 2.5" screen, so it is large compared to that.

pagansoul · 07-11-2008, 10:14 AM

There is a FREE ereader in the iTunes App store. You can read pdf, txt, even mobi on it. There is also an App for Fictionwise ebooks. I already have thousands of free books both in Mobi and TXT format so its nice to also use my iphone as a reader. However my Kindle is my main reader and my Macbook at home because I have a ton of pdf classic books and I use Zinio to read magazines. By the way, Zinio also has books.

Hadrien · 07-11-2008, 10:29 AM

I wonder why Apple let these developpers publish dozens of public domain books this way. It clutters the App Store, on almost every screen of the Entertainment section you get a few of these books.

TheJohnNewton · 07-11-2008, 01:17 PM

I thought Mr. Jobs said iPeople can't read? I'm not sure the free book market is the place to "take on" Kindle or that these devices overlap that much really. Does anyone out there really think... hmmm... iPhone or Kindle???

DaleDe · 07-11-2008, 01:21 PM

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Originally Posted by TheJohnNewton

I thought Mr. Jobs said iPeople can't read? I'm not sure the free book market is the place to "take on" Kindle or that these devices overlap that much really. Does anyone out there really think... hmmm... iPhone or Kindle???

It is not Mr. Jobs that is releasing this stuff. iPhone is taking on the PDA and Smartphone market by opening up their phone to third party tools and taking the additional step of using iTunes to support it. It just happens that some of those tools support eBooks just like the case of PDAs and Smartphones.

Dale

TheJohnNewton · 07-11-2008, 01:29 PM

Yeah I know I'm just being silly in the first sentence in response to Steve's silly marketing driven drivel. I've always thought of Steve as a control freak but then the Kindle is even less open. Again I don't see much overlap in these devices. Might as well compare the iPhone to my Nikon D80. ;-)

HarryT · 07-11-2008, 01:53 PM

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Originally Posted by TheJohnNewton

Might as well compare the iPhone to my Nikon D80. ;-)

There actually is, believe it or not, a reading app (for text files) available for Canon DSLRs

.

pagansoul · 07-11-2008, 09:57 PM

Well I tried eReader on my iPhone, I got 2 free books, Last of the Mohicans and Tarzan of the Apes. Both look great. It does use your bookshelf from, in my case, Fictionwise. It will not replace my Kindle but it's nice to have.

07-11-2008, 04:40 AM	#6
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 22,365 Karma: 39165 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Gen3, Opus, iRex DR1000S, iPod Touch, HTC Touch, PRS-600, Kindle 2	That's right; they're "standalone" applications with a built-in reader app. __________________ Harry

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HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 22,365 Karma: 39165 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Gen3, Opus, iRex DR1000S, iPod Touch, HTC Touch, PRS-600, Kindle 2	Many Smartphones have a 2.5" screen, so it is large compared to that. __________________ Harry

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Hadrien Feedbooks.com Co-Founder Posts: 2,254 Karma: 6515 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Paris, France Device: Sony PRS-300/500/505/600/700, iPhone, Cybook Gen 3, iLiad	I wonder why Apple let these developpers publish dozens of public domain books this way. It clutters the App Store, on almost every screen of the Entertainment section you get a few of these books. __________________ FeedBooks: Public Domain Books, original books and RSS feeds for mobile devices (Mobile Edition) Kindle owners: Find out the easiest way to get public domain books on your device

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07-10-2008, 09:14 PM	#2
badgoodDeb Wizard Posts: 2,247 Karma: 13234 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Chicago outskirts Device: Palm-many, Kindle1, K2 too!!	There are other threads saying that eReader's software, and stanza's, and MobiRead's are available for the iPhone. So you should be able to read the books you've already bought. Or what you've found for free here on MR. (once we or the software people figure out how to download the books to the phone)

07-10-2008, 09:16 PM	#4
daffy4u Now I'm 2 Kindle-icious Posts: 3,869 Karma: 19231 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Long Drive, CA Device: Kindle 1 and Kindle Deux (hurry Plastic Logic!)	Thanks Deb! I don't have an iPhone or plan to have one but I see a lot of folks here do.

07-11-2008, 02:33 AM	#5
Alexander Turcic Fully Converged Posts: 12,179 Karma: 68037 Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Switzerland Device: Sony Portable Reader	Looks like this particular example doesn't use eReader or Mobipocket. It's offered by these folks: http://www.appengines.com/bookreader.html

07-11-2008, 10:02 AM	#7
chef Enthusiast Posts: 46 Karma: 58 Join Date: Apr 2007	"...the relatively large display of the iPhone makes for a pleasurable read as well. And you might look a little sexier staring at your iPhone than at your Kindle." Always in need of a good laugh. People always compare non-Apple products to the Ipod (whether they play mp3s or not) but I guess you can't do that since the Iphone is an Apple product. Relatively large compared to what, non-smart cell phones?

07-11-2008, 10:14 AM	#9
pagansoul Groupie Posts: 167 Karma: 160 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Earth Device: Kindle & iPhone	There is a FREE ereader in the iTunes App store. You can read pdf, txt, even mobi on it. There is also an App for Fictionwise ebooks. I already have thousands of free books both in Mobi and TXT format so its nice to also use my iphone as a reader. However my Kindle is my main reader and my Macbook at home because I have a ton of pdf classic books and I use Zinio to read magazines. By the way, Zinio also has books.

07-11-2008, 01:17 PM	#11
TheJohnNewton Groupie Posts: 158 Karma: 527 Join Date: Jan 2008 Device: Kindle	I thought Mr. Jobs said iPeople can't read? I'm not sure the free book market is the place to "take on" Kindle or that these devices overlap that much really. Does anyone out there really think... hmmm... iPhone or Kindle???

07-11-2008, 01:29 PM	#13
TheJohnNewton Groupie Posts: 158 Karma: 527 Join Date: Jan 2008 Device: Kindle	Yeah I know I'm just being silly in the first sentence in response to Steve's silly marketing driven drivel. I've always thought of Steve as a control freak but then the Kindle is even less open. Again I don't see much overlap in these devices. Might as well compare the iPhone to my Nikon D80. ;-)

07-11-2008, 09:57 PM	#15
pagansoul Groupie Posts: 167 Karma: 160 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Earth Device: Kindle & iPhone	Well I tried eReader on my iPhone, I got 2 free books, Last of the Mohicans and Tarzan of the Apes. Both look great. It does use your bookshelf from, in my case, Fictionwise. It will not replace my Kindle but it's nice to have.