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SciFi Stories for iPhone/iPod Touch

288 Vroom LLC has released The SciFi Collection 1.1, their new out-of-this-world eBook reader for iPhone and iPod Touch. Developed specifically to take advantage of the iPhone’s unique capabilities, The SciFi Collection is perfect for the science fiction fan in everyone.

The SciFi Collection boasts a library of 100 of some of the greatest Science Fiction short stories, novellas, and full-length novels of all time, making it quite possibly the largest stand alone science fiction compilation for the iPhone and iPod Touch. The SciFi Collection’s easy to use and eerie interface offers 2 scrolling modes (Continuous and Page by Page) and adjustable story text size for easy reading. Stories are automatically bookmarked as necessary too, making it easy for readers to come back where they left off at any time.

Sample of some of the authors and their stories:
* Edwin L. Arnold (Gulliver of Mars)
* Arthur J. Burks (Lords of the Stratosphere)
* Edgar Rice Burroughs (The Land That Time Forgot, The Gods of Mars, and more)
* Ray Cummings (Beyond the Vanishing Point)
* Thorton DeKy (The Ultimate Experiment)
* Charles W. Diffin (The Hammer of Thor, The Moon Master, and more)
* Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (The Lost World)
* Sophie Wenzel Ellis (Creature of the Light)
* Paul Ernst (Marooned Under The Sea)
* Gordon Randall Garrett (Damned If You Don’t, A Spaceship Named McGuire)
* George Griffith (A Honeymoon in Space)
* D. W. Hall (Werewolves of War)
* Edmond Hamilton (The Man Who Saw The Future, and more)
* Franz Kafka(Metamorphosis)
* David Carpenter Knight (The Love of Frank Nineteen)
* Murray Leinster (The Fifth-Dimension Catapult)
* Robert H. Leitfred (Prisoners on the Electron)
* A. T. Locke (Vandals of the Stars)
* Captain S. P. Meek (The Attack From Space, The Black Lamp, and more)
* Anthony Pelcher (Vampire of Venus, and more)
* Ross Rocklynne (Sorry: Wrong Dimension)
* Victor Rousseau (The Atom-Smasher)
* R. F. Starzl (The Planet Of Dread)
* Jules Verne (Mysterious Island)
* H. G. Wells (The Time Machine, The War of the Worlds)

“Being a lover of almost all things sci-fi, creating a sci-fi app as a follow up to 100 Horror Stories And Sounds was a perfect next step. I hope users enjoy The SciFi Collection as much as I do.” said Gregg Levine, founder of 288 Vroom LLC

Feature Highlights:
* Extensive and expanding library of Science Fiction Stories
* Short Stories, Novelettes, and Full-Length Novels
* Easy to use and eerie interface
* Adjustable story text size
* 2 scrolling modes – Continuous and Page by Page
* Automatically bookmarks each story as needed
* ALL future updates, including story additions, are included with initial purchase

System Requirements:
* iPhone or iPod touch 3.0 or later

Pricing and Availability:
The SciFi Collection 1.1 is only $0.99 (USD) and available worldwide exclusively through the App Store in the Books category. Review copies are available upon request. All future updates, including story additions, are included with initial purchase.

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