wraggster
November 2nd, 2009, 15:45
In a sign that ebooks are rising in popularity, a recent survey by mobile analytics company Flurry revealed that users may be using the iPhone for more intellectual pursuits, and not just the visual sizzle. The 'book-related' apps on the iPhone overtook games in terms of new apps released. According to the post, 'Book-related apps saw an upsurge in launches in September ... So much so that book-related applications overtook games in the App Store as a percentage of all released apps. The trend isn't an aberration. In October, one out of every five new applications launching on the iPhone was a book ... from August 2008 to the same month in 2009, more apps were released in the 'games' category than any other and, as a result, the iPhone (and iPod touch) became a new handheld gaming platform, one that impacted the Nintendo DS.
http://apple.slashdot.org/story/09/11/02/0853219/For-September-Book-Related-Apps-Overtook-Games-On-iPhone
http://apple.slashdot.org/story/09/11/02/0853219/For-September-Book-Related-Apps-Overtook-Games-On-iPhone