The Google Books version for mobile phone has arrived

It is here! Taking into account that the readings become digital with demand, Google Books becomes mobile with a version of its site, and largely optimized for playback on mobile platforms, such as Blackberry or iPhone or Android obviously.

The engine crying out loud, they are now 1.5 million pounds that can be put in his pocket, because sometimes “it aspires to something more than simple video game or a movie,” anticipates Google. And indeed according to our first tests with a Archos 5, equipped with a 3G chip SFR, the interface is more convenient to use and very fast.

This provides the same tools as for the classic version of Google Books, with fluency in a specially designed mobile platform, and its votes, which can be found at this address.

Fluid navigation within pages, simple search, but the interface for hours only in English, the mobile version of Google Books is not without its faults however, including the digitized texts and manuscripts that are not obvious to decipher, or to decrypt. Also missing the comfort of a Stanza for example, the texts are not justified, it is rather annoying, and it also has the problem of back and forth between pages.

Admittedly, it’s great for those who want to read Moby Dick in the subway, but this does not happen every four mornings. Now it is one more step on the part of Google specifically for mobile platforms, which become real tools for reading in its own right. In any event, the team said that improvements will come with time, then no worry.

Finally, apart from the fact that it is Google … Whatever also the tool you use to access Google Books, it is recommended that authors of a tour by the warning of the engine.