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Popular cell phone novels now available in English

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Some of the top-selling books in Japan are cell phone novels. Now, eMobo is the first English-language app to offer this "keitai shosetsu" (cell phone novel) trend, to a much broader audience.

Cell phone novels are books written as text messages - one 70-100 word chapter at a time. They’re meant to be read fast or subscribed to like a serial version of a story. Young people love to read and write them. As Wikipedia explains, “The cell phone novel is changing reading habits… its mobility and convenience… allows readers to read (or write) anywhere, any time.”

The revolutionary eMobo app is more than a reading and writing tool. It also offers rewards for reading, publishes your stories, provides subscription services to stories, and since it is powered through textnovel.com - the pioneer site that is making these Japanese-style novels popular - just one click on eMobo will display thousands of books available for instant download based on your reading habits. The more you read, the more the app learns what kinds of books you prefer.

Your reading experience is also based on your preferences: eMobo’s powerful perks provide different fonts, background colors, or, if you just want to skip ahead to the end, it's all possible with a touch of a button. Speaking of touch, you can “flip” pages from one side of your iPhone screen to the other, just like a real book. If you have already started to read a book, it will be waiting for you on the front screen so you can pick up exactly where you left off.

Add to all this, a daily sync up with textnovel.com's ever-growing library database and eMobo brings its users all the cell phone novels they could possibly ever want.

eMobo is FREE through Apple’s iPhone app store. To find out more information about the app and to download it free, visit eMobo's website.

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