This guy literally phones it in

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LULU.COM

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First book ever written using mobile phone is published

Toronto - 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 and brain-child of Canadian businessman, Bob Young.

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

Founded by Canadian businessman Bob Young, Lulu.com is the premier marketplace for new digital content on the Internet, with over 300,000 recently published titles, and more than 4,000 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.

The T9 system provides a predictive text function and can be found on many mobile phones.

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