Mobipocket reader on the Nokia N97

If you want to use full screen on the 5800 you can do so, and if you need to change book you can open it through the file manager - Mobi is clever enough to remember your place on the old book when it closes. The downside is you can't muck about with other settings but personally I don't do this anyway.

Thanks Ewan. Good to know I can go back to reading ebooks on my N97.

Am I the only one who hates the default symbian fonts? They're horrible for reading blog posts and ebooks! iphone's font's are much better suited for this task.

Mobipocket seems to run well on my N97 too. Most S60 3rd edition software seems to run flawless on the N97 in any case. I did install the a few S60 3rd edition essentials like the barcode reader and Nokia's bluetooth keyboard driver. However I still need a decent version of the sportstracker for the device that works without a crash.

And ehhh, currently there now reside 6392 music tracks in 128 kbit AAC on my device. Totaling 17 days and 12 hours of music and using about 22 or slightly more GBytes of the mass memory. Scanning and updating the libary take quite a bit of time. But cold starting the player is 'acceptable', while browsing in the music player is still fast.

I installed the Mobipocket reader a few weeks ago, and (strangely) it caused all kinds of trouble with the web browser. I could get online on Wi-Fi, but not through my cell data service. It took me a long time to suspect the Mobipocket reader, but once I uninstalled it, browsing worked again.

Then, just to test things to be sure, I reinstalled mobipocket reader, and confirmed that web browsing no longer worked with my data plan. Then finally uninstalled it and confirmed web browsing worked again.

This makes no sense to me, but after careful testing, I can't think of any other explanation. So, just make sure you test your browsing after you install this. Hopefully you won't have trouble like I did.

I am planning to try FBReaderJ instead. (http://www.fbreader.org/FBReaderJ/)

"I'm not yet aware of a dedicated S60 5th Edition eBook reader available"

I don't use a Symbian phone anymore, but a quick Google search shows that both ZXReader and Qreader are available for the N97...

You don't have to use the fullscreen toggle (*) to get back to the book menu, you can also use the backspace key.

@mCrem: Iagree.

I'm not yet aware of a dedicated S60 5th Edition eBook reader available,

There is. ISilo Reader for S60v5. Works great. In addition, there is a python script which converts DRM ereader books to html for conversion with iSilox.

This is a great app. :icon14:

I think mobireader is super and have read about 20 books on it. I was very disappointed to see that they are discontinuing with it due to Amazon buying them out.
For being able to read in full screen go into settings and have the reader open up to library. That way when you are finished just hit the end call button and it shuts it down. Now just start your book in full screen. To start book again just open it from file manager or library.
You can register your pid in diesel ebooks and download from there. I read books currently with mobireader on my Samsung I8910HD.

I can also recommend the native ZXReader (via Google translate at http://sziyz.tk), which after a bit of tweaking is actually pretty decent. It is a native S60v5 application, and as such works quite nice, and also, contrary to iSilo, free of charge even with full features.

You can convert non-DRM books using Calibre (http://calibre.kovidgoyal.net/) to the format of ZXReader. To convert DRM books from Mobipocket, you'll need to Google for the Python script mentioned in another comment. You may need to go to a certain Swedish site to find it.

Being able to use Mobipocket on the N97 was one of the first things I wanted to test, as I'm an avid eBook reader, and despite the lack of updates, Mobipocket's still the best eBook reader I've found. Not having Mobipocket Reader would almost have been a deal-breaker for me (not having access to multiple phones!)

Page turning can be done using the centre D-pad buttons (up/left for page back, down/right/centre for next page), the space bar AND the volume key (volume DOWN turns to the next page and volume UP turns back a page, but that's the correct orientation with the phone in landscape mode). My only minor gripe is that I can't read in landscape mode with the keyboard closed (using the vol key to turn the pages).

As a bonus, the font sizes in landscape mode are WAY more readable than they were on my E90, where for reasons I could never understand, the internal screen had much smaller fonts than the external fonts.

Julie

Can anyone help here? In some of the books that I have, you can select words within a page & it will bring you to another book say a dictionary. I still can do it by using the up or down d-pad. The only problem is I do not know which word is currently selected.

juwlz wrote:My only minor gripe is that I can't read in landscape mode with the keyboard closed (using the vol key to turn the pages).

(And the volume keys are much noisier than the D-pad or space bar for page turning when somebody else is trying to sleep in the same bed.)

Julie

Can somebody tell me exactly please what file I will have to install in my I8910 OMNIA II HD to get the mobireader ?
http://www.mobipocket.com/mobile/downloadsoft/default.asp

I have try some of them but I get a message on my mobile during the installation that the soft is not for this version of mobile.

Thanks

iplocker wrote:Can somebody tell me exactly please what file I will have to install in my I8910 OMNIA II HD to get the mobireader ?
http://www.mobipocket.com/mobile/downloadsoft/default.asp

I have try some of them but I get a message on my mobile during the installation that the soft is not for this version of mobile.

Thanks

have u figured out the problem?
because i'd like to buy that device and i love mobipocket
tank you

Hi

I am an avid ebook reader and equally dissapointed as everyone else that there does not seem to be any further development of mobipocket for 5th edition phones.But after reading a post on mobipocket forum I have downloaded the following brilliant bit of freeware :http://www.mobiletopsoft.com/symbian...rtual-key.html

Basically its a simple key mapper - I have mapped both my end and start call keys (green and red) to move pages up and down and mapped camera key (shutter key) to map left soft key to bring back up menu to close from full screen mode.You can include or exclude set apps so mapping does not muck up anything else - works a treat on N97 - makes reading in portrait mode much easier and more confortable.The software is unsigned but there is a link for symbian signing website on post below on link page.I had no problems signing or installing - will run in background. I am sure the keymapper has been around for a while but its a smashing little app it was built for 3rd edition but so far I had no problems.Making using mobipocket reader as good as it was on the N95.

Boothy

Your URL got shortened, but I assume it's this one:
download-virtual-key.htm

Nice thinking!
Julie

HI Juwlz

Yes your right :http://www.mobiletopsoft.com/symbian/freeware/download-virtual-key.html

link works OK in another forum post - anyway heres a quick tutorial for setting up mobipocket on the N97

You need to do 2 operations:
a.Map the keys
b.Include\exclude relevant programs for mapping.

a.Map keys

1.First open device so qwerty keyboard is available in landscape mode - start program and select `add`in`options menu.
On screen you should have original key, mapped key - press `options` again > `special key` and press `no`(this is the end call key).The mapped key should now be highlighted press the down button (or return button if prefer - they both move page down in mobi reader)on joystick.
Press `done` on side menu(right soft menu button)and go to options > add to repeat process - rather than select special keys press green call button and and this time press up on joystick for mapped key.
Press add again - this time pressing camera (shutter)key on side of device - in mapped section go to `special keys` and select `left soft key` and press done.

You should now have the following on the main page.

1.{camera}=>{LSK}
2.{no}=>{down}
3.{yes}=>{up}

2.Save mapped keys

Press options again - select `save as` and select 1 of custom profiles.

B.Include program

1.At the top of the screen to the right of settings title is an arrow - press this and it will take you to the include\exclude screen - by default it is on exclude - therefore go to `options` and `change mode` to include (the title will change at top of page) - go back to `options` and press `add from installed` and select mobipocket reader from list.It should now appear on page.

C.Run program in background

1.Press arrow at top of page to get back to settings page - press `options` and press `run in background` or alternatively just press `back` on settings page - if you press `exit` the program will close and not run in background.The program is only 40 k and therefore should not effect running of device unless you have very little memory left.

D.Run Mobipocket reader

If you now run mobi reader the end call key (red) should move page down and call key (green) should move page up.I now read permeantly in portrait mode (I find it easier on the move)and press shutter key (you have to press quite hard similar to camera activation)to bring up option menu and exit program\go to library etc.

Boothy

I've installed mobipocket to my Nokia N97. I downloaded version 5.03 (576), for the S60 3rd edition nokia's as stated in the "how to" from allaboutsymbian.com However, it does not run without a major flaw: I can not use the touchscreen in Mobipocket books, the hardbuttons work properly. I mainly use mobipocket to search in a pharmalological compass and need to use the links, which would be much more practical when I would be able to use the touch screen. The book I'm refering to worked just fine on my previous (HP)phone.
Does anyone have a solution??

Hi Rebekka

Sadly the solution is like the rest of us to wait for amazon to sell mobipocket on to someone else so that they may carry on with further development with mobireader - Since amazon bought mobipocket, software development for symbian devices has stalled - the s60 3rd edition software works on nokia 97 but it is not designed for s60 5th edition devices - therefore you will not have any touch screen implimentation similar to other 5th edition apps except the bottom soft left and right keys.I presume your HP phone was windows mobile based which is a different operating system entirely.

Boothy

Someone please help.
I have the N97 mini. Mobipocket does work but not properly.eg. If i have a book which has 7 volumes and each volume is devided into chapters,i find i cannot select a specific volume if all volumes are displayed on the same page. The same applies to the chaptors. I have tried usinging the keyboard but no luck. I had no probs with my N95 with mobipocket

Thanx! You are a genius😊

Frank

if u r stuck with fullscreen dont panic. u can go back to normal on nokia 5800,5230,5530. which lack keypad. scrolling is anyway possible with volume keys and fullscreen is no more a problem, rather a its benefit. i always read in fullscreen on my nokia 5230
you have to do following things to have it work:
1. get a mobireader ebookfile and copy it to "ebook" folder. you can do this by either copying or creating with desktop reader version on your laptop.
2. rename the file such that it contains some complex characters eg. + * or hash.
3. now goto phone file manager try opening the book. it will give you "could not open " error. and you will have the library screen there with settings option.
4. change the settings back to normal or continue fullscreen without problem.

enjoy reading!

I am having the devil of a time to find a reader for my cellphone. Anyone have any suggestions.

Samsung and Virgin both cannot help....heck they don't even know what an ebook is at the helplines.

Unregistered wrote:I am having the devil of a time to find a reader for my cellphone. Anyone have any suggestions.

(Since this is an S60 forum, I'm assuming your device is running either S60 3rd edition or S60 5th edition. If not, more clues would be helpful 😉.)

Julie

Unregistered wrote:I am having the devil of a time to find a reader for my cellphone. Anyone have any suggestions.

Julie