The DSiXL isn't as large as an iPad or as comfortable as a Kindle, nor will it come equipped with a digital delivery service that offers more than games, but Nintendo still plans to get into the electronic book arena. In June, weeks after the release of the larger and less portable handheld, Nintendo is publishing 100 Classic Books, a cart that contains 100 "classic books."
Announced at the ongoing Nintendo press conference moments ago, Bram Stroker's "Dracula" was the only book specifically mentioned. We're willing to guess that the majority of works will be public domain, but that'll need some official confirmation that we can't obtain at the moment. Until then, enjoy the pretty picture and the marketing on the front of the box. "A Portable Bookshelf," it screams.
| BBcode help |
| [b]Bold text[/b] |
Bold text |
| [i]Italic text[/i] |
Italic text |
| [url]http://www.dtoid.com/[/url] |
http://www.dtoid.com |
| [url=http://www.dtoid.com/]Web link[/url] |
Web link |
|
| [img]http://www.example.com/robot.jpg[/img] |
 |
Post a comment! You can also post a photo below:
Comment with Facebook
Click connect and comment instantly!
|
Comment with Dtoid
New? SIGN UP - it takes 5 seconds
|
20 comments | showing # 1 to 20
|
Comment with Facebook
Click connect and comment instantly!
|
Comment with Dtoid
New? SIGN UP - it takes 5 seconds
|
Comments policy
Destructoid is an open discussion community. You don't need to "audition" to post a comment - just speak your mind. We respect differing opinions on the site, so have at it. Be smart, funny, insightful, clueless, or cute -- but back it up with substance. Keep your cool, keep it fun. We only ask that you act respectfully and above all: don't be a troll and ruin it for everyone else. Don't bring down gamers or we'll, you know, gently shoot you in the face and stuff you into a flaming mailbox. Each comment is your opportuntity to make this community awesomer. Is that even a word?
Avoiding the banhammer only requires common sense: spamming, trolling, racism, NSFW stuff, and other forms of sucking will not be tolerated. If anyone is griefing please report abuse. Be good. Don't suck!
Contest:
11:36 AM on 02.24.2010
| 
I'm guessing this is a NA thang.
That would explain what I've seen then, 'cos the DS has a book collection that's been out maybe a year now and I think it was a Nintendo release.
But once you make it digital, it's not really a book anymore. Just a giant PDF.
I have hundreds of public domain books from the interwebs in .txt and .pdf form all over my computer's hard drive, I'd rather not use my gaming systems to read as well.
so, if you really like any of them and want to be able to bring them with you on the ds, this might not be a bad deal for the undoubtedly $20 price point.
for everyone else, what would make it more attractive would be if it included a microsd slot that would allow you to import your own eBooks. but it wont of course.
it's not exactly the same thing, because the Kindle uses E-ink.
If there's a Barnes and Nobles near you, check out their Nook kiosk. That's an easy way to see if you like e-ink.
If for some reason you need any of these books, downloading the B&N reader on any platform gets you about 5 of these books for nothing, and most of the public domain books are $3-$5 in digital form anyhow.
If Bram Stoker's Dracula is in the NA version, then it's different from the already-released one.
No wonder Nintendo wants to shut down homebrew on the DS, though - if you've got an ebook reader for it, you can conveniently read all this content on the DS for free, entirely legally.
Get Stanza
Access around 25,000+ free classics from Project Guttenberg.
(lol 100 books).
*awexome typo, brah
Trouble is the reader is pretty good, but you can't add or remove any books, and the screens are so low-res that it doubles the page-count!