read it later

The Android version of the Pocket reading app got an update earlier this week and it’s definitely worth a new look. In addition to bug fixes, subtle tweaks, and improvements to a couple reading themes, the app now supports faux page turns.

I don’t care for them myself, but a lot of readers value the feature. When Instapaper added this in an update a week or so back, it got a lot of attention. It seems that readers want to recreate the experience of reading in a paper book.

The update also adds a larger font size as well as new support additional video sites, including TED, Khan Academy and Devour. You can find the app on Google Play.

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Idea Shower, creator of the Read It Later platform, set a new record yesterday when it announced that it and its partners had released more than 250 that can share, send, and retrieve reading materiel from Read It Later.

The apps are spread across all major platforms, including iOS, Android, Windows Mobile, Blackberry, Symbian, and even minor platforms like WebOS. Also, the name and function of some of the apps will surprise you.  For example, the ebook library app calibre is able to pull content from Read It Later and convert it into an ebook so you can read on your Kindle, Kobo eReader, Nook, or other eBook reader.

Let’s put today’s number in perspective. Of Read It Later main competitors (Instapaper & Readability), Instapaper is now reporting that it has 140+ partner apps and Readability has a handful of apps. If you measure success by the number of participating apps, Read It Later is quite far in the lead.

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