Reading on Cell Phones

Katie Fehrenbacher wrote an article on GigaOm about her next summer reading on the mobile device. And she meant serious novel reading.

“You might check news headlines on your cell phone, via Google News or Yahoo Go. Maybe you’ve even gone as far as used a mobile RSS reader. But reading for fun on a phone is a slightly bigger leap — that little screen doesn’t really induce reading relaxation, the way a trashy paperback romance novel does on the beach. Startups and publishing companies are still trying to make it fit. Mobile comics and and short form novels have been gaining popularity in Japan, geared toward commuters and school kids. Deep Love is a famous Japanese mobile novel that found some success. Startups in the U.S. and other markets are trying to recreate that success with their own ideas”

Katie brings up some new options provided by startup companies including:

• Wattpad
• Moka
• TokyoPop Manga Reader
• eReader
• Mobipocket
• ICUE

My friendly advices to you: Do not torture your vision, just get those audio books (MP3) or if you are geeky avid novel reader: the Sony Reader is a very good option. Watch the review HERE!

Read Katie’s full article: HERE

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