The two novels posted on The Tyee were not flipped like hotcakes between computer screens across Canada. You’d think that Too Many Georges (as in Bushes) and The Meaning of Hockey might have excited more imaginations. Hey, sex occured.

Now, however, Japan is embracing something even more unlikely — novels for cell phones. According to Wired, they’re generally downloadable for about $10. One author, Chaco, has written five in the last 14 months, and one of them has sold one million copies.

In North America, at least audio books for iPods are taking off, as the New York Times noted last week. Bookninja’s George Murray, who as usual is ahead of The Tyee on all this news, notes that Canada’s Rattling Books is one good source of audio books content.