eReaders

Scribd, the San Francisco-based document sharing company, has launched an App to read a variety of text files on the Web and on the iPhone, the company announced today.

ABC News is producing a multimedia offering of text and video reporting in the form of a video book, or "vook," for the Apple iOS devices, Android and Nook Color. 

Nick Bilton, the lead writer of The New York Times technology Bits blog, says that the porn industry has lead the way with digital media by first harnessing interactivity and more recently in pioneering multi-screen content delivery.

With Apple’s iPad hitting the market in a matter of days, the computer giant’s entrance into tablets and eReaders is expected to give the digital book business a boost.