{"id":1339,"date":"2009-03-18T08:57:08","date_gmt":"2009-03-18T13:57:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ebookrumors.com\/?p=1339"},"modified":"2009-03-18T08:57:08","modified_gmt":"2009-03-18T13:57:08","slug":"bande-dessinee-at-the-paris-book-fair","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ebookrumors.com\/?p=1339","title":{"rendered":"“Bande Dessin\u00c3\u00a9e” at the Paris Book Fair"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Paris Book Fair\u00c2\u00a0<\/strong>\u00c2\u00a0continues with a shift in focus to the companies Aquafada and MobiLire who have a different take on the eBook Reader. Read the full story at PCWorld here<\/a>. They’re adapting smaller smartphones with software to display full-page comics and graphic novels on tiny screens.<\/p>\n

MobiLire <\/strong>is using a paintstaking process based on methods in use for manga in the Japanese market. Companies there\u00c2\u00a0release their strips on phones before committing to publishing them. So far MobiLire\u00c2\u00a0has adapted 50 titles for use in trials.<\/p>\n

One would think graphic novels and comic strips would be a perfect option for the commute where distractions might disturb the concentration required for reading other digital material like newspapers or novels.\u00c2\u00a0 Yah?<\/em><\/p>\n

Aquafada’s AVE! Comics <\/a><\/strong>software runs on smartphones, the iPhone and the BlackBerry, with versions to run on Mac and PC (Windows or Linux). They sell their comics through Apple iTunes for about half the price as the printed versions. Very slick website and interface.<\/p>\n