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iPhone Public Domain Books for 99 cents
iPhone App Store Takes on Amazon Kindle with 99 Cent E-Books
Looks like there is going to be an ebook component to the iTunes Store. Quote:
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07-10-2008, 08:14 PM | #2 |
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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)
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07-10-2008, 08:16 PM | #3 |
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Thanks Deb! I don't have an iPhone or plan to have one but I see a lot of folks here do.
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Anyway, the Iphone version of MobiReader is not ready yet. |
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07-11-2008, 01:33 AM | #5 |
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Looks like this particular example doesn't use eReader or Mobipocket. It's offered by these folks:
http://www.appengines.com/bookreader.html |
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That's right; they're "standalone" applications with a built-in reader app.
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07-11-2008, 09:02 AM | #7 |
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"...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? |
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Many Smartphones have a 2.5" screen, so it is large compared to that.
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07-11-2008, 09:14 AM | #9 |
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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.
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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.
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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???
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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. ;-)
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