Audio books are set to be revolutionised by a tiny card that can store up to five lengthy novels on a phone.
The card can be slotted into a mobile phone, dispensing with the need to carry up to six CDs for an audio version of a book. The technology, originally developed to store music, will be released this year by Nokia.
One title that will be available is the bestselling Looking Good Dead, by the British thriller writer Peter James. He said: “I think this will revolutionise storytelling . . . with this, you can wander off into the park, lie down and listen to a book.â€
Nokia is introducing the technology initially with James’s German publisher, S Fischer Verlage. His publisher in Britain, Macmillan, is in talks for a British version. Annual sales of audio books have reached about £71 million in Britain and £435 million in America.
Source: Times Online
I guess by that tiny card they mean a miniSD card. I don’t know about this … I mean people just have to learn how to rip their CD’s and transfer files to their phone. Then again this article is vague about the implementation so I can’t knock it until I get more information.