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For September, Book-Related Apps Overtook Games On iPhone

Posted by timothy on from the fall's-good-contemplative-reading-weather dept.

ruphus13 writes "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. '"

7 of 96 comments (clear)

  1. Re:why is slashdot pretending the droid doesnt exi by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Because the slashdot editors each have an iPhone deeply embedded inside their anal passage. Set to vibrate.

  2. Re:No surprise there... by AniVisual · · Score: -1, Troll

    Also, given Apple's censorship policies, I daresay not many a good game developer wants to develop for the iPhone. <Disclaimer: 100% opinion & speculation>

  3. Re:No surprise there... by intheshelter · · Score: 1, Troll

    The TRUTH is exactly what the original poster said, it's actually been studied. The other truth is that you must be somewhat threatened by them.

  4. Books? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    I didn't think most iPhone users even knew how to read...

  5. Re:No surprise there... by RiotingPacifist · · Score: -1, Troll

    I use linux you insensitive clod!

    i.e i can't look at the iTunes store.

    p.s GP said good game developers, from what i have seen on iphones most of the apps are no better than silly flash games and while there are good game developers using flash, the majority of flash games are mass produced crap, and going on what I've seen (i.e without having owned an iPhone/iTunes (so i may be wrong)) i'd assume the same is true of iphone games. If there is any truth to this assumption then counting anything on the iPhone by app releases is retarded.

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  6. Re:No surprise there... by mweather · · Score: 0, Troll

    Hundreds of quality games, and tens of thousands of crappy ones. Good luck finding the good ones, and BTW, no refunds.

  7. Not surprising by thetoadwarrior · · Score: 0, Troll

    Mobile games are shit. Books on mobiles isn't so bad so e-books will definitely over take one of the shittiest forms of gaming.