SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jul. 13, 2009--
Lexcycle today announced that more than 2 million users have downloaded
Stanza, the popular electronic book reader application for the Apple
iPhone and iPod touch, since it was launched one year ago. Stanza’s
award-winning reading experience, which features customizable
formatting, searching, library management and over-the-air book
downloads on demand, has led to more than 12 million book downloads.
“These milestones highlight that many people are quite comfortable
reading full length books via Stanza on their iPhones and iPod touch.
From commercial titles by Stephenie Meyer and Dan Brown to public domain
titles by F. Scott Fitzgerald and H.G. Wells, we are thrilled to learn
that Stanza has been partially responsible for a lot of people reading
more in the past year than they have in years prior to that,” said
Neelan Choksi, CEO of Lexcycle. “We want to thank Stanza users for their
support over the past year.”
Stanza, which was named the best free app of 2008 by 148Apps.com,
continues its success as it becomes a year old today. Over the past 12
months, customers from around the world have praised Stanza’s access to
books in more than 20 languages, a massive selection of commercial and
public domain titles across all genres, wireless downloads of content
from Stanza’s Online Catalog, and completely customizable reading
experience.
Lexcycle, the company that developed Stanza, was acquired by Amazon.com
in April 2009.
Availability
Stanza for the Apple iPhone and iPod touch is available as a free
download from the iTunes App Store at http://itunes.com/apps/stanza.
Stanza Desktop, the companion program for Mac OS X and Windows, can be
downloaded from http://www.lexcycle.com.
About Lexcycle and Stanza
Lexcycle strives to bring the digital reading revolution to readers
around the world. With over two million users in 60 countries, the award
winning Lexcycle Stanza is the one of the leading electronic book
readers for the Apple iPhone and iPod touch. To learn more, visit www.lexcycle.com
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