Neowin reported earlier that Google has, on Friday, put up a website allowing people to view their online catalog of books on Apple's iPhone or iPod touch, and Google's own Android-powered devices. This is a good step for Google to get more people using it's books service, as it is a vast collection, and it makes sense for Google to allow mobile users to access it.
Interestingly enough, however, Amazon may be planning to follow suit with it's Kindle device (which may see a refresh on Monday). If Amazon is to compete with Google, this is also an important step as not everybody would like to purchase the Kindle when they can get acceptable mobile book services on other devices already. Amazon spokesman Drew Herdener tells the New York Times, "We are excited to make Kindle books available on a range of mobile phones," he added, "We are working on that now."
There is, as of yet, no word on when Amazon's books will be available, but you can check out Google's range of online books now at their mobile book page. Google launched their book search service in October, 2004, where it was first known as Google Print. Amazon launched the Kindle in November, 2007.
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