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Book apps overtake games on iPhone
telegraph.co.uk - 11/2/2009
Book apps overtake games on iPhone
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Analytics firm, Flurry, has published a report which shows that games were the number one category of apps downloaded on the iPhone every month from August 2008 until August 2009. However, in the last four months, book apps have exceeded the popularity of games apps with one out of every five ...
phx.corporate-ir.net - 10/29/2009
Amazon.com -- News Release
— phx.corporate-ir.net — Now all you need is a phrase and a PIN to purchase products on the web with... the preferred payment and shipping methods you already have on file at Amazon — no signing in with a username and password, and no more sharing sensitive payment information ... (more) Amazon.com -- News Release

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iPhone Ebooks: The New Fart Apps [IPhone Apps]
gizmodo.com - 11/2/2009
iPhone Ebooks: The New Fart Apps [IPhone Apps]
— gizmodo.com — A buzzy new report says that ebook iPhone apps are on the rise, and accounted for more... new apps in October—nearly a fifth —than even games. It's unexpected and exciting, but what does it mean? Spam, is what. The data shows a clear rise ... (more) iPhone Ebooks: The New Fart Apps [IPhone Apps]

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901am — ... It looks like Amazon should not worry about the upcoming Barnes & Noble’s Nook ebook reader but with the iPhone instead. According to a report by analytics research company Flurry, book apps for the iPhone have overtaken previous  most downloaded category – game apps. ...

Amazon Should Not Worry About Nook, But with the iPhone Instead
901am — ... It looks like Amazon should not worry about the upcoming Barnes & Noble’s Nook ebook reader but with the iPhone instead. According to a report by analytics research company Flurry, book apps for the iPhone have overtaken previous  most downloaded category – game apps. ...

Book apps overtake games on iPhone
textually.org — According to Analytics firm Flurry, games apps were overtaken by book apps for the first time. The Telegraph reports. In the last four months, book apps have exceeded the popularity of games apps – with one out of every five new apps launching in October having been a book. ...

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