Reading novels on cell phones has became a latest trend in Japan. Several thousands of people are downloading full length novels to their cell phones. In this nation, mobile phone has become so widespread as an entertainment and communication device that reading e-mail, news headlines and weather forecasts are done on cell phones. Several mobile websites are offering novels that are particularly written for this medium. The improved feature of the mobile phone is also another reason for this achievement. People say that it is more comfortable to read short stories and novels with phones and to carry it around.
A college graduate quoted, "You can read whenever you have a pare moment and you don't even need to use both hands". The Tokyo based wireless service provider started this book service in 2003, and found the number of subscribers increased every year. There were a few successful books written for this medium which then turned to become movie and books. This tradition is also spreading in China and Korea.
Source: http://election.cbsnews.com/stories/2005/03/23/tech/main682569.shtml