It’s very cool to see that our Aldiko Book Reader app is featured on Verizon’s latest Droid TV Commercial.

Using Aldiko app to read ebooks on Motorola Droid is very awsome thanks to its big and gorgeous screen. If you have a Motorola Droid or you are planing to get one,  don’t forget to try out our Aldiko app and let us know how you think.

Here is the commercial, enjoy!

Verizon DROID All Comers

Update (March 17^th, 2010) Over the Read and Ebook Week (March 7-13), there were 144, 360 books downloaded through the Aldiko Book Reader applications.

Thanks again for all authors, publishers, ebook stores that participated. Thanks for our users’ support for the event.

Update (March 7^th, 2010): Read an E-book Week kicks off today! As part of the week-long celebration, we have made a special “Read an E-book Week” catalog on the Aldiko Book Reader app. A collection of free and discounted titles are available from March 7-13. Check it out! (Screenshots are attached at the end of the post)

A big thank to all authors, publishers and ebook-stores that participate!

Aldiko has announced to support the “Read an Ebook Week ” event this year (March 7-13) to celebrate the joy of electronic reading. The press release is as follows:

Hong Kong, Hong Kong S.A.R., February 25, 2010 — Aldiko Limited announced today that it is supporting Read an Ebook Week, an international literary event which will be held in March 7-13.

The purpose of the Read an Ebook Week is to raise the public awareness of electronic reading. Read an Ebook Week’s website (http://www.ebookweek.com/) provides information on the latest ebook reading devices, different ebook stores, benefits of ebooks, as well as the history and the future of ebooks. Visitors will be able to download free reads from different major retailers, authors and publishers during the Read an Ebook Week event period.

Aldiko Book Reader application allows users to seamlessly download thousands of content from different publishers right on their mobile devices, including Smartphones, tablets and other multi-purpose mobile devices, read at anywhere and anytime, organize their personal digital library on the go. It’s a one-stop place for users to discover, browse, purchase, download, read and organize a large selection of ebooks.

“We are pleased to support the Read an Ebook Week event.” said Tiffany Wong, co-founder of Aldiko Limited. “The mission of Aldiko is to bring more e-content to more readers. The collaboration between Aldiko and Read an Ebook Week a well as other participating partners will help bring new authors and readers to ebooks.”

About Aldiko Limited

Founded in 2009 in Hong Kong, Aldiko focuses on developing ebook reading software and solutions that revolutionize the way people access and consume digital publications on their mobile devices.

Our flagship product, the Aldiko Book Reader, lets users around the world: 1) Read ebooks directly on their mobile devices; 2) Browse and download ebooks from an extensive catalog of content; 3) Manage and organize their collection of downloaded content.

2009 has been a very amazing year for Aldiko. We started out with a goal to make more content available to more users. We have launched our ebook reading app for the Android platform and established a number of partnerships with publishers, ebook stores and content providers to make it possible for our users to discover, browse, purchase, download, read and organize ebooks right within the app. Our user base has reached over 200,000 within just a couple of  months.

As we enter into 2010, we will continue our goal of brining more content to our users, providing an easy and convenient way for publishers, ebookstores and content providers to distribute content, as well as improving the overall user experience of the Aldiko app.

Last but not least, we want to thank Aldiko users, our partners and other friends in the publishing and mobile spaces for your great support this year. We are looking forward to continuing to serve and work with you in 2010. Wish all of you a very happy new year!