Edlin
11-23-2003, 06:55 PM
Many newer mobile phones are being made Mobipocket ebook-capable... <http://www.mobipocket.com/en/Corporate/Presse.asp>
<quote>BURLINGTON, N.J., March 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - Franklin Electronic Publishers, Inc. (Amex: FEP - News) has reached agreement with MobiPocket.com S.A. of Paris, France, and its major shareholder, Viventures Partners, to purchase one half of the venture capital stake which Viventures owns in MobiPocket. This purchase will increase Franklin's share in MobiPocket to more than 25%. MobiPocket is the only software and technology company that through its software reader application enables the reading and secured distribution of electronic text across all existing OS platforms, including Palm OS, Pocket PC OS, Symbian OS, and Franklin's proprietary operating systems. </quote>
I dont use mobile phones except when I must (normally I have to be have it stappled to me to carry around). But wondered if it would too painfully small to read (though peeps say that about PDAs). Sounds very kewl though :)
<quote>BURLINGTON, N.J., March 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - Franklin Electronic Publishers, Inc. (Amex: FEP - News) has reached agreement with MobiPocket.com S.A. of Paris, France, and its major shareholder, Viventures Partners, to purchase one half of the venture capital stake which Viventures owns in MobiPocket. This purchase will increase Franklin's share in MobiPocket to more than 25%. MobiPocket is the only software and technology company that through its software reader application enables the reading and secured distribution of electronic text across all existing OS platforms, including Palm OS, Pocket PC OS, Symbian OS, and Franklin's proprietary operating systems. </quote>
I dont use mobile phones except when I must (normally I have to be have it stappled to me to carry around). But wondered if it would too painfully small to read (though peeps say that about PDAs). Sounds very kewl though :)