In their continuing efforts to expand the DS’s market, Nintendo has turned to publisher HarperCollins. The deal will bring a library of 100 classic books to the Nintendo DS, with more planned in the future. Since America is a cultural wasteland and cesspit, the book collection will debut in Britain where people are still capable of reading.

While the DS Classic Book Collection isn’t as large as the offerings available from Sony or against the might of Amazon’s Kindle, there is the advantage that you probably already have a DS kicking around. If you don’t, you will, what with all those great games on it and the substantially lower price tag compared to competing devices.

You can find out more about the deal at this Times Online article.