eReader update for Symbian phones: How long until an iPhone version?
"A beta version of eReader.com’s eBook software is now available for S60 3rd Edition. eReader is a long standing eBook store which provides some of the current best sellers in eBook form, protected via its own form of DRM. They provides a version of their reader for multiple platforms. However a few years ago they seemed to lose interest in support Symbian OS handsets, but under the new ownership of Fictionwise this seems to be changing." - AllAboutSymbian.com.
The TeleRead take: How long until we see an iPhone version of eReader? One thing I like about eReader’s software is that its DRM is the gentlest of the copy-protection systems for the major commercial products. There is no device limit. The best DRM is none, but eReader at least mitigates the suffering a bit.
Related: Mobipocket for the iPhone/iTouch: Why not? It’s good enough for my Blackberry, by Joe Wikert.
May 21st, 2008 at 11:45 am
Scott has already said on the Fictionwise mailing list that they expect to finish an iPhone version at roughly the same time as the 2.0 firmware launches to allow you to actually use it.
May 21st, 2008 at 1:56 pm
Series 60 is all very well and good, but what about those of us with lesser Series 40 phones? I see FBReader is going to have a J2ME compatible version, but it doesn’t seem like any of the big names like Mobipocket have any clearly defined plans about it.