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"  I&amp;#039;ve been a member of Shortcovers.com since April 8th and am already a huge fan. In this digital age, people have come to expect media readily available at their fingertips. Pictures, music, and video content are all seamlessly available on devices ranging from your smartphone to your netbook. Now Indigo, Canada&amp;#039;s biggest bookstore, has brought literary content to these devices with the launch of Shortcovers. Unlike e-readers, such as the Kindle, that offer ebooks only on their specific device, Shortcovers works on an open platform. Similar to Netflix which allows you to watch streaming video content through many devices now, you can read your books on various phones and media devices now.  Launched on February 26th this year, the service now provides content to over 160 countries globally. For a person on-the-go like me, it is a great tool because it doesn&amp;#039;t require carrying around a bulky book. Whenever I find I have a little bit of downtime I simply whip out my phone and get a few pages of reading in. So now, instead of getting agitated while waiting for my sister to show up for dinner, I can get in a few extra juicy pages of my latest novel!  Shortcovers offers you a bookstore in your pocket, with books priced lower than traditional books since printing is no longer required. While most books are in the range of $5-$15, you can sample book chapters for as little as $.99 (so if you run out of your house and forgot your book, you can simply download the next chapter on your phone!).  You can easily transfer between various media devices with Shortcovers keeping track of your location. For instance, yesterday I started reading The Outliers. I began my morning commute on the subway reading on my blackberry device. When lunchtime came, I continued right where I left off on my PC. When I got home I continued reading in bed on my netbook. The seamless transition from various devices is the real appeal behind this service.  One of the cool features I already love is the ability to discover new stuff - for most books you are allowed to sample a book chapter for free. Today, most women are very busy and often the leisure time is the first to go. Now, even if you are a busy person, you have the aided convenience of instantaneous gratification. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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