China Mobile Launches Mobile Reading Business
China Mobile (NYSE:CHL, 0941.HK) began commercial operation of its mobile reading business on May 5, 163.com reported. The company currently offers the service on either a one-off basis at between RMB 1 to RMB 10 per issue or as a monthly package priced at RMB 3 to RMB 5, the report said citing China Mobile’s data division General Manager Gao Nianshu.
The carrier is planning to release 8 e-reader models for sale, said the report.
China Mobile content partners include China Publishing Group, Zhejiang Publishing Group and China Writers Association, Guo said, adding that China Mobile will split revenues with content providers on a 60:40 basis.
According to the report, the telecom operator has recorded 30 million user visits since it started trialing mobile reader services in eight provinces in October last year, the report said. China had 155 million mobile reading users by the end of last year, a separate report by Chinanews said, quoting the Vice Minister of Industry and Information Technology Xi Guohua.
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