The WSJ reports on Scribd’s long-discussed plans to make their document files portable to all manner of e-readers and mobile devices like iPhones. As they note, the site is “trying to become the universal adaptor for e-readers.” (A little like Google’s let-us-run-your-ebook-cloud strategy.) The Journal says iRex and Cool-er have approved the new efforts, and “an Amazon spokesman said the company approved the addition of a Kindle button to Scribd, but declined to comment further.” The feature will work with nook and Sony’s Readers, “but only when those devices are plugged directly into a computer and the user manually drags […]
