The technology behind Opera Mini compresses text and images to 10% of their original size‚ reducing data consumption and the cost of data on a mobile phone and allowing users to spend more time reading and downloading their favourite books when using Worldreader.
“We are very happy to contribute to literacy in Africa with our Opera Mini browser as we give mobile users access to Worldreader’s vast library‚” said Richard Monday‚ vice-president for Opera in Africa.
Monday said since the partnership started‚ more than nine million new readers in Africa had been added and they now enjoyed books from different genres.
“We know that mobile phone affordability and the convenience of owning one are two big reasons why we are seeing more and more people accessing our e-book collection through their mobile devices in Africa”‚ said Colin Mcelwee‚ co-founder of Worldreader.