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NLB launches free mobile reading app

TECH-savvy bookworms will now be able to access a treasure-trove of stories with their mobile devices.

The National Library Board (NLB) on Thursday launched 'MobileRead' - a mobile reading application for iPhone users - at its annual reading campaign Read! Singapore.

Available for free on iTunes, the application gives users free access to a selection of English, Chinese, Malay and Tamil short stories compiled from the past seven editions of the campaign.

Minister for Information, Communication and the Arts Dr Yaacob Ibrahim, and NLB chief executive Elaine Ng officiated at the launch at the Woodlands Regional Library on Thursday morning.

Highlighting the importance of reading, Dr Yaacob said: '(Reading) deepens our knowledge and enriches our lives by opening us up to new worlds and new experiences.

Red Hot Books: Otherworld: Short Stories and Novellas

, But there are even more out there. Some are free reads on the internet (provided by Armstrong herself); others are parts of anthologies shared with other authors.  You don't have to read them all to know what's going on in the novels. But they are great fun and teach us more about the characters we have already grown to love. I've got the details on the short stories found in Men " Demonology " ( free online story ) - This is one of the very few Otherworld story that's not told in the first person narrative.  It features Adam's mother Talia, as she struggles to figure out what makes her child different. Adam is only 8 years-old in this story and he is becoming fixated with fire. He's even exhibiting some strange physical behaviors, like hot hands, and giving other kids a jolt. It's in trying to help her son that Talia meets Robert Vasic, the half-demon that will end up her husband... and who will finally explain her son's true nature. -  This little 16 page short story gives us a peek at Adam and Paige as young teens. They're growing restless, being shut out of a council meeting, when they see a demon spying on the gathering. They take it upon themselves to scare him away and get his notes. They never realize that it was all a set up by Adam's step dad to give them an adventure.  - As this story begins, Karl is working a mark to steal her necklace. But his mind quickly turns to reminiscing about his past and his father. In flashback, we learn how his father died: killed by Malcolm -- and why Karl believes it was hit fault. As the tale draws to a close, we see how his path crosses with Daniel Santos, laying the groundwork for their evil plan in Bitten - Hope is a half-demon who gets off on chaos. That's given her a lot of trouble following the straight and narrow. So when Tristan approached her to serve as an agent for the supernatural interracial council, she didn't hesitate to say yes. She doesn't realize, though, that she is on the job the night she goes on a blind date at a museum gala. But she can't help but follow the threads of tension she feels coming from one of the exhibits. It turns out to be werewolf Karl Marsten, there stealing some jewels. Her first thought is that he's the bad guy and she has to stop him. But she finds out quickly that it's really her boss who is evil and he is after Karl for petty vengeance. Hope doesn't work for the council at all...