In yesterday's edition of his weekly column, the Wall Street Journal's Walt Mossberg comments on two new e-book apps, Shortcovers and Iceberg, for the Apple iPhone and iTouch aimed at providing popular titles from major publishers.
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One, called Shortcovers, is from the large Canadian bookseller Indigo Books & Music. Due to show up in the App Store in the next few weeks, Shortcovers is a portal to sampling, buying and reading books, and will have a companion Web site. It will allow readers to get free samples of blogs, magazines and books -- say, the first chapter -- and then buy either the entire work or other individual chapters or sections, which the company calls "shortcovers."
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The second, called Iceberg, is from an iPhone application developer called ScrollMotion. Already available, Iceberg offers each book packaged as an individual stand-alone app, with rich navigation features.
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Sure, Mossberg has a thing for Apple's gear, and he welcomes these two new apps, but ultimately, Walt says that dedicated e-book readers such as the Kindle provide a more "satisfying" reading experience.
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Shortcovers, Iceberg Put Latest e-Books On Your Cellphone (WSJ)
Related: Walt Mossberg reviews the Kindle