Short Stories on Cell PhonesShort Stories on Cell PhonesAmong Japanese commuters a new use for cell phones is emerging. Many are choosing to spend the time of the train reading short stories and fiction. In 2004 the many consumers became hooked on the cellular Novel "Deep Love" by an author known only as Yoshi. The work was so popular that it crossed over and became a printed book selling over 1 million copies.

Since most phones have a limited amount of text the can receive this limits the work to serialized short stories. However as demand grows cellular manufacturers will respond to the trend. In 2005 it is estimated Japanese consumers wills spend nearly 90 million dollars on specialized tailored content delivered to cell phones.

Perhaps one of the best signs for America is the increase of reading. While many were worried written letters and correspondence were beginning to fade into antiquity, email and emerged and today more correspondence is sent via email then convention snail mail.