Even if the phone didn't have an e-book function, he could read novels in other ways. For example, he could download the novel e-book file through online reading platforms such as Qidian Chinese Network and Palm Reading Bookstore, and then read it on his mobile phone. He could also go online through the mobile browser and download the novel e-book file from novel websites such as Netease Cloud Reading, Penguin Reading, etc. Then he could open it on the mobile browser and read it. In addition, the mobile phone could also be installed with reading software such as Kindle, iBooks, etc. to view e-book files.