Second thoughts on Shortcovers

ShortcoversYesterday I blogged about the new Shortcovers service. 

Last night I read a short 
story and have the following observations.  I like how I can browse the website from my desktop, bookmark titles, and then have them appear on my iPhone for reading.  (I can also, of course, browse and bookmark from the iPhone). 

I don't like having to scroll down to read, then click next page, then repeat.  I'd much prefer something that would present a screen at a time, and advance each time I tap the screen, or something that would scroll the text at a pre-set speed or something. 

And finally, I really hate the overlay of bars at the top and bottom of the screen – those just have to be hidden while I'm reading.  Still got some potential here though, so far so good.