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E-books coming to Nintendo DS

10 December 2008 20:37 by Andre "DVDBack23" Yoskowitz | 8 comments

Nintendo, has announced a deal with the large book publisher HarperCollins to make many "literary classics" available as e-books on the DS portable gaming system.

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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beanos66 (Junior Member) 11 December 2008 2:16
*Quote:* �We hope to encourage people to try books that they wouldn�t go out and purchase themselves.� at �20 a pop, fat chance [ + quote]
tgok (Newbie) 11 December 2008 13:12
expensive and on a small screen? No thanks. [ + quote]
Leningrad (Member) 11 December 2008 15:16
and 20 pounds, you gotta be shitting me. [ + quote]
weedude99 (Member) 11 December 2008 16:48
�20!?!?!?!? Thats more than the book itself 0_0, maybe �20 for 20 books... [ + quote]
mogofwar (Newbie) 15 December 2008 11:21
once they start ecomic books, i'll take a look. but you can already do this on a psp. so i'd go with psp right there. [ + quote]
martin280 (Junior Member) 15 December 2008 15:11
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... SGC Special Ops http://stargate.mgm.com/specialops/link.php?urlid=42&id=7871 http://stargate.mgm.com/specialops/link.php?urlid=43&id=7871 http://stargate.mgm.com/specialops/link.php?link=35&id=7871 [ + quote]
RDSR (Newbie) 16 December 2008 9:06
20pounds for a whole library of books, not per book. [ + quote]
Gnawnivek (Junior Member) 17 December 2008 13:31
*Originally posted by RDSR:* 20pounds for a whole library of books, not per book. 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)... [ + quote]