There have been ebook readers available for the iPhone even before there was this new-fangled application-delivery platform called the App Store. And, since going live, the AppStore has been home to many an e-book reader application – these applications force readers to use application-specific libraries and stores to get new ebooks. The release of the stand-alone ebook application, Knife Music, in the AppStore might just change the way iPhone users download ebooks.
Knife Music is an ebook in the sense that the entire book is available in digital format for reading on the iPhone. But, unlike traditional ebooks that require an ebook reader application in order to actually read content, the Knife Music ebook-app functions like a stand-alone application. Simply download the Knife Music ebook and install it to your iPhone or iPhone 3G’s homescreen. Tapping the application icon opens up Knife Music directly from the homescreen, contained within its own ebook reader.
Stand-alone ebooks that launch in its own ebook reader are the future for ebooks on the iPhone. The AppStore makes ebook discovery easier and more convenient than the hassle that downloading and synchronizing ebooks currently poses to readers.
Interestingly,the book’s author, David Carnoy, had to censor some foul language in the book in order to pass Apple’s App Store guidelines. But, now that the book is published, iPhone-using ebook fans can look forward to a new generation of stand-alone ebooks hitting the AppStore.
Knife Music is available now, for free, in the App Store. (iTunes link)
[Via: CNET]