Book publisher HarperCollins is making digital book content available to iPhone users. Through a specially designed mobile portal iPhone users can gain access to HarperCollins’ Browse Inside service. Browse Inside allows users to read the first 10 pages of chapters one and two of selected books before they are presented with an option to buy the book.
On HarperCollins website over 10,000 books have been digitized and are available for browsing. This and their other mobile site utilize Flash necessitating a special portal for iPhone users. Right now there are 14 titles available for browsing including Now and Forever by Ray Bradbury and Soul Catcher by Michael C. White.
After previewing titles you’re given the option of buying or pre-ordering the books. Most of the featured titles are debuting in August or September, but some are available now. With 10,000 titles to choose from, HarperCollins should be enlarging the list of iPhone brows-able books soon.
In a statement Brian Murray, president of HarperCollins Publishers Worldwide said:
Reaching consumers on mobile devices and the Internet is increasingly important for publishers…Our digital warehouse gives us the unique opportunity to quickly offer access to our titles on the newest technology, and we encourage people to provide feedback about their experiences.
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