Apple iPhone the next hot e-book reader?

The Apple iPhone is on its way to becoming the next e-book reader, if various media reports these couple of days are to be believed. Of course, this is based on the number of e-books released in the Apple App Store compared with software applications. According to Flurry, a mobile application research firm, one in five apps released to the store in the month of October was an e-book.

Personally, I don't agree with counting an e-book as an application in the App Store. However, having purchased an iPod Touch myself recently in order to get access to more e-books from Amazon, I can attest to the fact that the iPhone platform is by far the best e-book reader in the form factor of a smartphone. As such, I am not against the assertion by Flurry that "the iPhone and iPod Touch are in a position to start grabbing market share from the Kindle"

Do you read e-books on the iPhone? What is your opinion on this?

For more on this story:
- check out this article at InformationWeek
- check out this article at eWeek

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