E-Reader iPhone App Rejected Because Users Can Download Kama ...

Similar to what the iTunes Store does with music, Eucalyptus enables users to find and download the books they wish to read. Kama Sutra The app pulls e-books from Project Gutenberg, a well known web site that hosts public domain books. For example, the company initially rejected a novelty fart app called Pull My Finger and then later approved it, but the game Baby Shaker, which involved shaking a baby to death, was initially approved before it was pulled down amid parental outrage. Montgomerie points out users could easily search for the Kama Sutra by typing a Google search in Safari. Montgomerie has succumbed to installing a filter blocking users from searching for the Kama Sutra, and he awaits a response from Apple. He recently wrote a book about the always-connected mobile future called Always On (published June 7, 2011 by Da Capo). The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of Condé Nast Digital.