RALEIGH, N.C., July 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Italian author Robert Bernocco
has amazed the literary world by publishing the world's first book written
using a mobile phone. Bernocco published it on Lulu.com, the online
marketplace for digital content.
Cristel Lee Leed, European Vice President at Lulu.com, says, "We live
in an age when individuals are strapped for time due to work and family
commitments, and this can often stifle creativity. Robert Bernocco is a
great example of the type of author we often encounter on Lulu -- he has
not only been creative with what he has written but also with how he has
written it!"
Bernocco took advantage of his idle time while commuting to and from
work by train, writing his 384-page science fiction novel, Compagni di
Viaggo (Fellow Travelers is the English translation), on his Nokia 6630
phone, using the phone's T9 typing system.
By dividing his manuscript into short paragraphs, Mr. Bernocco wrote
his novel in perfect Italian, not your typical text-message shorthand, and
saved the paragraphs on his mobile phone. Mr. Bernocco then downloaded them
onto his home computer for proofreading and editing. The book took him 17
weeks to write.
"Only a few years ago I would have struggled to find both the time and
the publisher to enable me to create this book," says Bernocco. "Thanks to
my Nokia and Lulu, I am now proud to be a published author."
About Lulu (http://www.lulu.com ): Lulu.com is the premier marketplace for new
digital content on the Internet, with over 200,000 recently published
titles, and more than 5,000 new titles added each week, created by people
in 80 different countries. With just over 1 million registered members,
Lulu is changing the world of publishing by enabling the creators of books,
video, periodicals, multimedia and other content to publish their work
themselves with complete editorial and copyright control. Lulu empowers
these individuals and corporations to create high-quality content products
to sell directly to their customers and the rest of the Lulu.com
marketplace. With storefronts provided as well as other marketing
assistance, creators are fully supported to profit from their work. With
offices in Canada, US, and Europe, Lulu customers can reach the globe.
Robert Bernocco works in the IT industry in Piedmont, northern Italy.
He lives near Cuneo, Italy with his wife and son. His book, which is a
science fiction novel set in the future, can be found at:
http://www.lulu.com/content/647355 .
The T9 system provides a predictive text function and can be found on
many mobile phones.
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