[Alexander Turcic]

Welcome to another digest entry of MobileRead, where we transform the profound into the bite-sized.

Current E-Books Trends
Harry Potter comes to your iTunes
Illinois library to offer free ebooks, audiobooks with a catch

E-Book Webstores
This week's eReader 10% discount

General Chat
Do students benefit from whiz-bang gadgetry?
Symbian sympathizer now believes in Linux

iSilo/X
iSilo and iSiloX/C 4.28 released

Other E-Book Resources
Ancestor is Scott Sigler's new podcast novel
Blackmask goes mobile

Other Gadgets
Newspaper delivered to your PSP in Norway

Other Readers
New version of µbook released - 0.9e
Palm OS Beta Testers required for NewsRaider

Palm
Japanese firm to acquire PalmSource
New podcasts coming... 247 Chat Show
Palm, Inc responds to purchase of PalmSource
PalmAddict forum contest
Palm releases SD Card compatibility list
PalmSource sale won't kill Palm OS
Vote for MobileRead in Reader Awards poll
What sealed Palm's software fate?

Pocket PC
HTC Universal early in-depth review
iTunes phone crippled to 100 songs
Pocket G2 - Gnutella P2P client for Pocket PC

Portable Audio/Video
NerdTV now officially on the air
Rumor: iPod mini with flash and color screen

Smartphones
Chinese release Linux Smartphone
Crossing the Digital Divide: Mobile phones for learning