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While we all know when it comes to mobile technology, Japan is THE most advanced market on the planet, we were shocked to learn that half of the top ten selling works of fiction in H1 2007 were composed on mobile phones.
Now you may be thinking we’re talking about 10 books in total, but apparently we’re all wrong. According to the Sydney Morning Herald, the mobile phone novels (keitai shousetsu) phenomenon helped turning middle-of-the-road publishing houses into major concerns and making their authors a small fortune in the process. Apparently, there are some books like Koizora (Love Sky) and Moshimo Kimiga selling in 1.2 million and 420,000 copies respectively.
And while I still can’t envision myself reading a novel on a mobile phone, it actually may happen in the future with devices getting bigger and brighter screens. Someone said iPhone? 
[Via: TechCrunch]
About The Author
Dusan Belic
Dusan has been using smartphones since their introduction and is now following the latest trends in the industry. The "convergence" is what he's most excited about, and writing about it is the next logical thing to do. He thinks that using a smartphone is what everyone who cares about their time should do. In addition to his interests in mobile phones, Dusan also loves to experiment with the latest web and mobile 2.0 services. The idea of accessing and managing your information from any device no matter where you are simply amazes him. Whether it's an online to-do list, note taking service or a video sharing social network, he's there to try it out. He admits though, he's still searching for the ultimate web-based organizational tool, which "sings" perfectly with the mobile PIM application. Dusan used to run SymbianWatch.com which later became part of IntoMobile. He lives in Serbia, South-East Europe, from where he edits the site on a daily basis.
