Amazon had mentioned that they’re flirting with the idea of getting their library onto mobile devices other than their proprietary Kindle, but Canadian rival Indigo has already thrown their chips in with an app, Shortcovers, for Android, BlackBerry, and iPhone. Thousands of free samples are readily available, ranging the gamut from books, blogs, poems, short stories and even fan fiction. The first chapter for retail books are free, then cost you $0.99 per chapter, or $10-$20 for the full book, with the option for getting the title shipped to you if you fancy reading the old-fashioned way. Lots of tools are available for publishers who are looking to get their content out digitally, as well. Take a look, and see if there’s something worth reading.
[via shortcovers]