Will Cell Phone Novels Come Stateside?
Submitted by Blake on January 26, 2008 - 5:24am
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ABC News reports Popular, serial short novels tapped out on cell phones as text messages have made the jump from merely electronic entertainment for scores of Japanese commuters to best-selling books. One of these, "Love Sky," has even been made into a movie.
But will Americans ever see shorthand cell phone scribblings on the shelves of Barnes & Noble? Although the trends of tech-savvy Japan often hop across the ocean to descend upon the West, experts debate whether the novelty of cell phone novels will make the cut.
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Cell phone novels
Wow. This is very interesting. I don't really see how it would be very popular, but still it is cool.
Cell-Phones are the new eBook Readers!
Actually not. but I never thought the focus on the under-featured Amazon Kindle was particularly healthy (or realistic) given the alternatives. That means everything from UMPC's to the lowly cell-phone.
Free English Novels for Cell Phones
You can get books packaged up for phones free from http://www.booksinmyphone.com
They have mainly classic public domain titles, but also some modern creative commons stuff. The books come in a nice reader program that you can install direct from the mobile version of the site.
A cell phone novel writing site for the U.S.
There's a new U.S. based website that's focusing on writing and reading cell phone novels: http://www.quillpill.com
It's still in beta but you can request an invitation.