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Sesame Bringing E-Books to the iPhone

in News on December 22, 2009 at 12:33 pm PT

Two weeks after Sesame Workshop said it would launch a line of digital books for children two to six years old, the nonprofit organization has launched an iPhone app that will let kids read Sesame books on a smartphone while listening to a recording of their parents’ voice reading along.

Shortcovers, Iceberg Put Latest e-Books On Your Cellphone

in Personal Technology on January 14, 2009 at 6:04 pm PT

Amazon’s Kindle e-book reader has been a solid success. The device can access a catalog of over 200,000 digital books, including most current best sellers, according to Amazon. Its sharp screen, built-in downloading and long battery life have overcome a relatively high price and some poor hardware-design features.