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E-books coming to Nintendo DSDVDBack23 @ Dec 11, 2008 01:37 | 8 comments
The 100 titles available at launch will include books from Shakespeare, Jane Austen, and Charles Dickens. Each title will cost £20 and will be available in the UK at launch only.
To change the page, users only have to brush their finger across the screen. Nintendo begins with a larger fan base then most rival ebook readers, including the expensive Amazon Kindle, due to its already established 20 million user base.
James Honeywell, a Nintendo executive, added: “When you go on holiday, or if you’re a commuter, lugging around a big paper book can be a bit of an inconvenience. Now you’ve got this whole library that you’re taking with you.
“We hope to encourage people to try books that they wouldn’t go out and purchase themselves.” |
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Comment by: beanos66 (Dec 11, 2008 07:16) Quote: at £20 a pop, fat chance |
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Comment by: tgok (Dec 11, 2008 18:12) expensive and on a small screen? No thanks. |
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Comment by: Leningrad (Dec 11, 2008 20:16) and 20 pounds, you gotta be shitting me. |
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Comment by: weedude99 (Dec 11, 2008 21:48) £20!?!?!?!?
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Comment by: mogofwar (Dec 15, 2008 16:21) once they start ecomic books, i'll take a look.
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Comment by: martin280 (Dec 15, 2008 20:11) I never wanted a Nintendo DS until I was on a horrendously long flight and the girl next to me whipped one out and started playing. I was incredibly jealous. If I had a monitor and power hookups I could have busted out my Xbox 360 though... |
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Comment by: RDSR (Dec 16, 2008 14:06) 20pounds for a whole library of books, not per book. |
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Comment by: Gnawnivek (Dec 17, 2008 18:31) Originally posted by RDSR: that makes more sense... however, even then, the DS got two tiny screens, no thanks. Even the PSP's screen is too small :( I'll stick to actual books, lol. Well, if the Kindle or the Sony Digital Book Reader gets cheaper (say $100, lol, in my dreams)... |
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