SALT LAKE CITY — The Deseret Bookshelf app for iPad, iPhone and iPod has been released, Deseret Book officials announced Wednesday.
The app is available through the Apple App Store and includes more than 1,500 e-books, including Deseret Book-published titles along with several out-of-print titles. The app features a full-text search of a person’s e-book library, the ability to link directly to the scriptures, and bookmarking, according to the news release.
The app is free, and eight books plus the scriptures are included in the initial download. The books include “Jesus the Christ,” “Teachings of the Prophet Joseph Smith,” “Discourses of Brigham Young,” “The Miracle of Forgiveness,” “Gospel Doctrine” and the scriptures, according to the online blog at www.deseretbookshelf.com.
An app for Android is planned to be released later this summer. See www.deseretbookshelf.com for more information.