Read ePub on PPC

Icarusbop · 08-11-2009, 09:26 AM

Hello:

I am trying to find some decent software for a windopws pcoket PC to read ePub files on.
I have tried Adobe LE on my PPC, but you can only transfer files from DE if you have an Adobe registration, which does not seem to work (I cannot find anywhere on DE how to send the books to my mobile device)

I have tried Zulu reader which is OK but has a couple of issue I am unhappy with.

Can anyone suggest any other software for the PPC?

zelda_pinwheel · 08-11-2009, 09:28 AM

i don't know much (anything...) about pocket pcs, but i know that stanza now has a desktop application. if pocket pcs are using windows os, perhaps that could work ? you can try it here : http://www.lexcycle.com/stanza if not, just ignore this post.

i'm sure someone more knowledgeable will be along soon.

Icarusbop · 08-11-2009, 09:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by zelda_pinwheel

i don't know much (anything...) about pocket pcs, but i know that stanza now has a desktop application. if pocket pcs are using windows os, perhaps that could work ? you can try it here : http://www.lexcycle.com/stanza if not, just ignore this post.

i'm sure someone more knowledgeable will be along soon.

Had a look - it only seems to run in Windows or iPhone...

zelda_pinwheel · 08-11-2009, 09:41 AM

oh well, worth a try though. hopefully someone else knows of a good app for you.

just for my own culture, what system does pocket pc use ?

Icarusbop · 08-11-2009, 09:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by zelda_pinwheel

oh well, worth a try though. hopefully someone else knows of a good app for you.

just for my own culture, what system does pocket pc use ?

PPC uses windows mobile - sometimes called a smartphone.

The software you suggested have indicated they may make a PPC version in the future, but not yet.

zelda_pinwheel · 08-11-2009, 09:52 AM

ha okay ! thanks for the info. the only other suggestion i'd have is zulu reader, but i see you've tried that. just so you know, the developpeur of zulu reader is a member of this board, so you might want to get in touch with him and see whether he's open to enhancement requests, and how complicated your feature requests would be. take a look at this thread : https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=45859 (that's an old thread so it doesn't mention epub, but the developper's email is in it. for more you can do a search for "zulureader" (no space)).

zelda_pinwheel · 08-11-2009, 09:54 AM

actually this thread is more pertinent : https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=46341

and it's also got his email.

FizzyWater · 08-11-2009, 08:22 PM

Wasn't there a guy here on Mobileread pushing a "zulu reader" or something like that, that would read ePub? The interface was (IMHO) glaringly bright and obnoxious (I hate black backgrounds, for one huge thing), so I never installed it. But I had looked at it for this functionality...

Moe The Cat · 08-11-2009, 09:35 PM

Zulu Reader is here, but I haven't tried it either (not having a PocketPC).

Carl314 · 08-11-2009, 10:42 PM

If you can get past his 1990s era web site, ZuluReader is decent book reading software, and the only one I know of for epub files. It currently has problems reading calibre 6.x files, but the author said he's working on that.

I use ubook for html and other formats (http://gowerpoint.com/uBook_main.html). It's an extremely powerful reader, with annotations, skinning, etc, but it does not support epub properly yet, and the author's been a little quiet for several months.

Cheers, Carl.

TheStorm · 09-17-2009, 11:37 PM

There is also MS Reader Mobile, though it only appears to work with .lit files. I was planing on using that on my SmartPhone until I find a better app.

Icarusbop · 09-18-2009, 11:52 AM

I sent a message to the author of µBook, asking if development had stopped on the software, I got the following response from him....

Quote:

No, I've been busy (and lazy?) working on the 2010 release (major update, so major most user will hate it :-)
I guess I'll log into the forum soon,
Regards,
David

Looks like there should be a major new version coming out soon, hopefully it will include good support for ePub!

wpeace · 10-01-2009, 11:28 PM

mobipocket should work http://www.mobipocket.com

octavian · 10-19-2009, 04:13 PM

Yes, Mobipocket works well on my HTC WinMobile phone.

am65 · 10-21-2009, 04:51 PM

Mobipocket is now a neglected software and almost dead since it was bought by Amazon. I have several books in protected mobipocket format and feel completely deceived by them.

And it doesn't even open EPUB files.

08-11-2009, 09:26 AM	#1
Icarusbop Groupie Posts: 156 Karma: 25846 Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: UK Device: PRS505	Read ePub on PPC Hello: I am trying to find some decent software for a windopws pcoket PC to read ePub files on. I have tried Adobe LE on my PPC, but you can only transfer files from DE if you have an Adobe registration, which does not seem to work (I cannot find anywhere on DE how to send the books to my mobile device) I have tried Zulu reader which is OK but has a couple of issue I am unhappy with. Can anyone suggest any other software for the PPC?

08-11-2009, 08:22 PM	#8
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	Wasn't there a guy here on Mobileread pushing a "zulu reader" or something like that, that would read ePub? The interface was (IMHO) glaringly bright and obnoxious (I hate black backgrounds, for one huge thing), so I never installed it. But I had looked at it for this functionality... Last edited by FizzyWater; 08-12-2009 at 01:08 AM.

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08-11-2009, 09:28 AM	#2
zelda_pinwheel zeldinha zippy zeldissima Posts: 27,827 Karma: 921169 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Paris, France Device: eb1150 & is that a nook in her pocket, or she just happy to see you?	i don't know much (anything...) about pocket pcs, but i know that stanza now has a desktop application. if pocket pcs are using windows os, perhaps that could work ? you can try it here : http://www.lexcycle.com/stanza if not, just ignore this post. i'm sure someone more knowledgeable will be along soon.

08-11-2009, 09:41 AM	#4
zelda_pinwheel zeldinha zippy zeldissima Posts: 27,827 Karma: 921169 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Paris, France Device: eb1150 & is that a nook in her pocket, or she just happy to see you?	oh well, worth a try though. hopefully someone else knows of a good app for you. just for my own culture, what system does pocket pc use ?

08-11-2009, 09:52 AM	#6
zelda_pinwheel zeldinha zippy zeldissima Posts: 27,827 Karma: 921169 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Paris, France Device: eb1150 & is that a nook in her pocket, or she just happy to see you?	ha okay ! thanks for the info. the only other suggestion i'd have is zulu reader, but i see you've tried that. just so you know, the developpeur of zulu reader is a member of this board, so you might want to get in touch with him and see whether he's open to enhancement requests, and how complicated your feature requests would be. take a look at this thread : https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=45859 (that's an old thread so it doesn't mention epub, but the developper's email is in it. for more you can do a search for "zulureader" (no space)).

08-11-2009, 09:54 AM	#7
zelda_pinwheel zeldinha zippy zeldissima Posts: 27,827 Karma: 921169 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Paris, France Device: eb1150 & is that a nook in her pocket, or she just happy to see you?	actually this thread is more pertinent : https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=46341 and it's also got his email.

08-11-2009, 09:35 PM	#9
Moe The Cat Bear Melt Posts: 919 Karma: 5433051 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Toronto Device: Google Pixel 6, Moto G9 Power (both with Fbreader) & Kindle PW2	Zulu Reader is here, but I haven't tried it either (not having a PocketPC).

08-11-2009, 10:42 PM	#10
Carl314 Enthusiast Posts: 39 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2009 Device: Kindle 3, Motorola Droid with Aldiko	If you can get past his 1990s era web site, ZuluReader is decent book reading software, and the only one I know of for epub files. It currently has problems reading calibre 6.x files, but the author said he's working on that. I use ubook for html and other formats (http://gowerpoint.com/uBook_main.html). It's an extremely powerful reader, with annotations, skinning, etc, but it does not support epub properly yet, and the author's been a little quiet for several months. Cheers, Carl.

09-17-2009, 11:37 PM	#11
TheStorm Junior Member Posts: 1 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2009 Device: MSReader Mobile	There is also MS Reader Mobile, though it only appears to work with .lit files. I was planing on using that on my SmartPhone until I find a better app.

10-01-2009, 11:28 PM	#13
wpeace Seer Posts: 54 Karma: 12 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Maryland Device: Nook WP7 Pocket PC/SmartQ7/Pocket Pro/A5A iPad Streak 5	mobipocket should work http://www.mobipocket.com

10-19-2009, 04:13 PM	#14
octavian Junior Member Posts: 1 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2008 Device: PRS 505	Yes, Mobipocket works well on my HTC WinMobile phone.

10-21-2009, 04:51 PM	#15
am65 Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2009 Device: none	Mobipocket is now a neglected software and almost dead since it was bought by Amazon. I have several books in protected mobipocket format and feel completely deceived by them. And it doesn't even open EPUB files.

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