Mobipocket; Where is it????

Rus · 06-02-2014, 12:06 AM

Is Mobipocket dead? I can't access their home page or anything relating to "Mobipocket" software.

Anyone have any ideas?

Thanks.

FizzyWater · 06-02-2014, 12:16 AM

Mobipocket has been dead for years.

Rus · 06-02-2014, 12:35 AM

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Originally Posted by FizzyWater

Mobipocket has been dead for years.

Thanks. I didn't know. I'm still using an old Kyocera 7135 (with Palm OS) for my dictionary and e book reader. Plus it still functions as a good phone.

FizzyWater · 06-02-2014, 01:07 AM

I'm pretty sure if you Google around a bit you can find sites that still carry versions of it. I thought filehippo still had it, but I checked and it didn't come up. I still have copies of Mobipocket and Mobipocket Creator for Windows, but I never had a Palm, so I didn't download any of those.

Rus · 06-02-2014, 01:15 AM

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Originally Posted by FizzyWater

I'm pretty sure if you Google around a bit you can find sites that still carry versions of it. I thought filehippo still had it, but I checked and it didn't come up. I still have copies of Mobipocket and Mobipocket Creator for Windows, but I never had a Palm, so I didn't download any of those.

Thanks for your effort. I did find an old version 4.9 on one of my flash drives that worked. I was even able to download four mobipocket books with the .prc on the end.

I'm waiting for a SD card from Walmart.com so I can download some more Mobipocket books ending in .mobi. They have to load onto a card; not the Palm storage area.

Thanks again.

Rus

Alfy · 06-02-2014, 06:57 AM

Also, in case you did not know, with Calibre and our good friend Alf, you can purchase any format from any reseller and convert them to mobi. Google the terms as needed.

susan_cassidy · 06-02-2014, 01:02 PM

Just FYI, the Mobipocket Developer Center pages are still up: http://www.mobipocket.com/dev/articl...e=indexing.htm. Very handy reference.

pdurrant · 06-02-2014, 03:51 PM

Amazon bought Mobipocket back in 2005.

If you have any DRMed Mobipocket ebooks, I suggest that you google for Apprentice Alf, and remove the DRM as soon as possible. Your DRMed Mobipocket ebooks can only be read on your existing devices, and when they break/reset you'll lose access to any DRMed ebooks.

Non-DRMed Mobipocket ebooks can be read on any Kindle

Rus · 06-03-2014, 01:53 AM

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Originally Posted by pdurrant

Amazon bought Mobipocket back in 2005.

If you have any DRMed Mobipocket ebooks, I suggest that you google for Apprentice Alf, and remove the DRM as soon as possible. Your DRMed Mobipocket ebooks can only be read on your existing devices, and when they break/reset you'll lose access to any DRMed ebooks.

Non-DRMed Mobipocket ebooks can be read on any Kindle

I think I'm beginning to understand. If my old Kyocera (Palm powered OS) phone goes belly up and I buy a new reader I can only download my mobipocket books if I remove the DRM. If I'm not understanding please clue me in.

Thanks.

pdurrant · 06-03-2014, 04:10 AM

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Originally Posted by Rus

I think I'm beginning to understand. If my old Kyocera (Palm powered OS) phone goes belly up and I buy a new reader I can only download my mobipocket books if I remove the DRM. If I'm not understanding please clue me in.

While detailed help with DRM removal is not permitted at MobileRead, I think I'm allowed to say that you have that right. The copies of the books you have won't work on any other device unless you remove the DRM.

(I'd advise you to write down your Kyocera's PID somewhere safe - you should find it in the About Box of the Mobipocket software you have installed on it.)

carpetmojo · 06-03-2014, 05:17 AM

Yup ....... Alf, he de maaaannn....

Alfy · 06-03-2014, 09:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rus

I think I'm beginning to understand. If my old Kyocera (Palm powered OS) phone goes belly up and I buy a new reader I can only download my mobipocket books if I remove the DRM. If I'm not understanding please clue me in.

Thanks.

And vice versa: if you want to buy non-mobi books today for your device for as long as it works, you'll also have to remove the DRMs of those new purchases if you want to convert them. Again, the forum does not allow detailed explanation on this subject, but considering your circumstances, I would make sure you have the freedom to move from format to format. Actually, you're probably the best case for fair-use I've ever seen

Rus · 06-03-2014, 01:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Alfy

And vice versa: if you want to buy non-mobi books today for your device for as long as it works, you'll also have to remove the DRMs of those new purchases if you want to convert them. Again, the forum does not allow detailed explanation on this subject, but considering your circumstances, I would make sure you have the freedom to move from format to format. Actually, you're probably the best case for fair-use I've ever seen

My old Kyocera Palm OS software is only compatible with XP and not Win 7 so, using VMWare Player, I installed XP on my Win 7 laptop.

I can install my ebooks to my Kyocera phone while in XP.

Since I can only download to my phone using XP I copied and pasted the following file into my XP:

Calbre-64bit-1.39.0.msi

I hope this is the correct file to be able to remove “you know what” from all my ebooks within XP.

As ET would say, “Need more input”. LOL

pdurrant · 06-03-2014, 03:33 PM

There's no need to install calibre under Windows XP. Just install it in your main Windows 7 partition.

Rus · 06-03-2014, 03:53 PM

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Originally Posted by pdurrant

There's no need to install calibre under Windows XP. Just install it in your main Windows 7 partition.

What about all the ebooks I have stored in virtual XP that I can currently load on my Palm phone?

Everything I do with my Palm phone is through my virtual XP OS.

06-02-2014, 12:06 AM	#1
Rus Member Posts: 18 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2014 Device: Kyocera Palm Reader	Mobipocket; Where is it???? Is Mobipocket dead? I can't access their home page or anything relating to "Mobipocket" software. Anyone have any ideas? Thanks.

06-02-2014, 03:51 PM	#8
pdurrant The Grand Mouse 高貴的老鼠 Posts: 71,514 Karma: 306214458 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Norfolk, England Device: Kindle Voyage	Amazon bought Mobipocket back in 2005. If you have any DRMed Mobipocket ebooks, I suggest that you google for Apprentice Alf, and remove the DRM as soon as possible. Your DRMed Mobipocket ebooks can only be read on your existing devices, and when they break/reset you'll lose access to any DRMed ebooks. Non-DRMed Mobipocket ebooks can be read on any Kindle Last edited by pdurrant; 06-02-2014 at 03:53 PM.

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FizzyWater You kids get off my lawn! Posts: 4,220 Karma: 73492664 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Columbus, Ohio Device: Oasis 2 and Libra H2O and half a dozen older models I can't let go of	Mobipocket has been dead for years.

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FizzyWater You kids get off my lawn! Posts: 4,220 Karma: 73492664 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Columbus, Ohio Device: Oasis 2 and Libra H2O and half a dozen older models I can't let go of	I'm pretty sure if you Google around a bit you can find sites that still carry versions of it. I thought filehippo still had it, but I checked and it didn't come up. I still have copies of Mobipocket and Mobipocket Creator for Windows, but I never had a Palm, so I didn't download any of those.

06-02-2014, 06:57 AM	#6
Alfy Liseur de Bonne Aventure Posts: 374 Karma: 2176666 Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Paris, France Device: PRS T1	Also, in case you did not know, with Calibre and our good friend Alf, you can purchase any format from any reseller and convert them to mobi. Google the terms as needed.

06-02-2014, 01:02 PM	#7
susan_cassidy Wizard Posts: 2,251 Karma: 3720310 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: USA Device: Kindle, iPad (not used much for reading)	Just FYI, the Mobipocket Developer Center pages are still up: http://www.mobipocket.com/dev/articl...e=indexing.htm. Very handy reference.

06-03-2014, 05:17 AM	#11
carpetmojo Wizard Posts: 3,117 Karma: 9269999 Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: UK Device: Sony- T3, PRS650, 350, T1/2/3, Paperwhite, Fire 8.9,Samsung Tab S 10.5	Yup ....... Alf, he de maaaannn....

06-03-2014, 03:33 PM	#14
pdurrant The Grand Mouse 高貴的老鼠 Posts: 71,514 Karma: 306214458 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Norfolk, England Device: Kindle Voyage	There's no need to install calibre under Windows XP. Just install it in your main Windows 7 partition.