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We're very pleased that the first apps built On Eucalyptus to be available worldwide are out now! Megastar Mysteries and Too Ghoul For School are book series by children's book publishers Egmont. Aimed at kids aged 7-12, they're both mystery series. Megastar Mysteries follows Rosie Parker and friends as they unintentionally stumble upon mysteries to solve, all somehow involving their favorite celebrities. Too Ghoul For School follows of a group of pupils at St. Sebastian's School, built on the boggy remains of a medieval plague pit, and their yucky, gunky adventures against ghoulish adversaries. All the books have a ...

Macworld Magazine has awarded Eucalyptus their 2009 App Gems Award for Best Book App on the iPhone and iPod Touch, saying that "The app is proof of how pleasurable reading a book on a small, handheld device can be." You can read the full awards article and see the list of other recipients here (and we're in great company - it's well worth checking out the other winners if you haven't already).

We're so pleased to receive this award. Macworld has understood exactly what drives the design and creation of Eucalyptus, and it's really gratifying to see it being so ...

Some great news! The second(ish) iPhone app (after the first Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy apps) embedding the reader from Eucalyptus is now out worldwide, with the exception of the USA.

The app contains Dead Tomorrow, Peter James' Sunday Times bestseller from his Roy Grace series of detective novels, also released in paperback and audio forms last week. It's rapidly climbing paperback bestseller charts as I write. The app is £4.99, €5.99, or your local iTunes equivalent, and with it you can also purchase and read the other four books in the Roy Grace series. If you're unfamiliar, ...

Eucalyptus v1.2.1 is now available via the App Store. As the tacked-on '.1' suggests, it's just a few bug fixes and small enhancements - but we still heartiy recommend updating. Things you might notice are:

• A fix for an occasional (but very annoying when it did happen - sorry!) crash when using "Send Feedback". This is the feature that's accessible via the Eucalyptus leaf icon in the bottom left of book view. You can now send feedback (or Reader Pick suggestions) via here without fear of it not getting through.
• More reliable fast saving and restore of the ...

It’s October, and we’re looking for your favorite scary books. From the mildly morose to the positively petrifying, there’s lots to choose from with Eucalyptus, and we want to present the best as Halloween Picks in the app.

What do you think your fellow readers should be sinking their teeth into this Halloween? Whether well known, or more esoteric, promote your Pick as a public comment below, or send it to picks@eucalyptusapp.com. We'll be featuring the best in Eucalyptus over the Halloween weekend.

Up to about 55 words fits on a Reader Pick card in Eucalyptus, so around ...