Hanlin supports Mobi now?

[pilotbob]

Originally Posted by HarryT

Does it support dictionary lookup?

According to the press release on their web site it does.

BOb

[leandroide]

Originally Posted by pilotbob

According to the press release on their web site it does.

BOb

Where is this press release?

L.

[wallcraft]

Originally Posted by leandroide

Where is this press release?

See Free Mobipocket & RSS Newsfeeds update!, which isn't very informative but does include:

And yes ... you can even use their dictionaries!

[leandroide]

I don´t know the problem with the bebook page, but all I can see is a grey area. There are some links on the left (faq, news, eink...) and to the right... nothing!

This happens with different browsers...

[torbich]

Originally Posted by wallcraft

See Free Mobipocket & RSS Newsfeeds update!, which isn't very informative but does include...

I tried this mobi software and cannot see any way to use dictionary lookup. No such entry in the menu. I suppose they mean - you can open mobipocket dictionaries and navigate throw them using hyperlinks.

[pilotbob]

Originally Posted by leandroide

I don´t know the problem with the bebook page, but all I can see is a grey area. There are some links on the left (faq, news, eink...) and to the right... nothing!

I just tried it. It looks fine.

BOb

[Cathy W]

I don't think I can get it to work. I have loaded it onto my bebook and it appears in the menu as 'mobifinal' 8MB and when press the button to open it, it goes to 'mobipocket_update' 37MB and when I press the button to open this, the bebook flashes 'not enough memory'.

Have I gone wrong? I would dearly love to buy some contemporary models but I'm not sure if I have done something wrong or whether it is because I am a mac user. Any (more) help would be appreciated...

[pilotbob]

Originally Posted by Cathy W

I don't think I can get it to work. I have loaded it onto my bebook and it appears in the menu as 'mobifinal' 8MB and when press the button to open it, it goes to 'mobipocket_update' 37MB and when I press the button to open this, the bebook flashes 'not enough memory'.

It sounds like you are trying to run the Mobipocket software for Windows PC on your bebook. You just need to put the update on the BeBook and follow the directions to install it. I think you hold down Vol+ while you turn it on.

Don't you have a Mac? If so, the second file is useless to you.

BOb

[Cathy W]

Hi,

I have the 37MB update on the bebook - when I try to open it, it just says 'not enough memory'. Any clues? Oh, and I do have a mac and obviously cannot get the software to work on the mac. I was hoping that I could download mobipocket files for transfer onto the bebook - knowing that I cannot read them on the mac...

[pilotbob]

Originally Posted by Cathy W

I have the 37MB update on the bebook - when I try to open it, it just says 'not enough memory'. Any clues?

Did you follow these directions?

- Unpack the mobipocket_update.rar file using WinZip or WinRar.
- Copy the just unpacked file V3update.bin into the root of an SD card. Cardsize should be larger than 128MB, but no greater than 1GB.
- Insert the SD card in the BeBook eReader.
- Press and hold the V+ (volume up button) and turn on the BeBook eReader.
- When the update interface appears, press the "OK" Button to start and wait until it's finished.
- Restart the BeBook.
- Done!

Originally Posted by Cathy W

Oh, and I do have a mac and obviously cannot get the software to work on the mac. I was hoping that I could download mobipocket files for transfer onto the bebook - knowing that I cannot read them on the mac...

You can download and transfer mobi pocket ebooks to your BeBook from your Mac using finder. You should be able to but Mobipocket ebooks from fictionwise.com. Before you download your purchased ebooks you need to go your profile on fictionwise and enter the PID of your BeBook. Once you follow the above directions there should be a way to view the PID in the about section of the Mobireader software on the BeBook.

Sorry, I don't have a BeBook so I can't tell you exactally how to get the PID. Perhaps a fellow BeBook owner will jump in here and enlighten us.

BOb

[lighty]

Originally Posted by pilotbob

Sorry, I don't have a BeBook so I can't tell you exactally how to get the PID. Perhaps a fellow BeBook owner will jump in here and enlighten us.

Getting PID is quite easy. When you're in root just press Enter and choose Settings (press 6). When you enter Settings menu just choose About (press 4). MobiPocket PID is the last entry.

[hpkeong]

Anyone from Malaysia or Singapore?
Hanlin V3 is now ready for Sale here with warranty and we will try to support as many ebooks as possible, in English and Chinese! Do drop me a message or email me when you are truly interested.
Hong!

[Trono]

First of all - I love that I can buy mobipocket books, and even DRM'd ones, now, and I think the appearance of the books I've tried so far is quite good. But still, I've registered a few "missing links" in the functionality when reading them:

Originally Posted by torbich

But still there are some very annoying things. For example:
1) Fonts - clearly looks like "staircase". I don't know, why, but even when I turn off font antialliasing in FB2/TXT, fonts looks far better.

What does it mean that it looks like "staircase"? I'm pretty happy with the "BeBook font" option, but I miss the opportunity to choose line spacing. So far it looks like it's 1,5 or double line space, and that doesn't cut it for me - to much air. Anybody knows if it's possible to change it?

Originally Posted by torbich

3) Bookmarks don't work.
4) Where is TOC on button 7? Yes, it is available via "Links navigation", but I suspect to see it on special button.

I'm also missing the bookmark functionality. This must be a "slip" - will be included in later updates maybe?

I've got direct access to TOC, though, but in the book I'm reading now it refers only to the TOC and "copyright" pages in the book itself. It's not a list for jumping directly to each chapter - this has been (and still are) possible when reading FB2-books with your excellent firmware, torbich (https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...t=26739&page=2).

Another strange thing: I found it's possible to "follow link" via the menu button. This is great for reading footnotes, but I can't see any easy way to jump back to the original page in the book. When bookmarking isn't possible either, I don't really bother to go to the notes at all.

[HarryT]

Could someone describe how Mobi dictionary lookup works on the BeBook, please?

[torbich]

Originally Posted by Trono

What does it mean that it looks like "staircase"? I'm pretty happy with the "BeBook font" option, but I miss the opportunity to choose line spacing. So far it looks like it's 1,5 or double line space, and that doesn't cut it for me - to much air. Anybody knows if it's possible to change it?

I mean - if you look at diagonal lines of letters, they looks not nice and smooth, but "notched" - in FB2 its way better. And I don't know how to change neither font not spacing.

Originally Posted by Trono

I've got direct access to TOC, though, but in the book I'm reading now it refers only to the TOC and "copyright" pages in the book itself. It's not a list for jumping directly to each chapter - this has been (and still are) possible when reading FB2-books.

Yes, I wish the same for Mobi.

Originally Posted by Trono

Another strange thing: I found it's possible to "follow link" via the menu button. This is great for reading footnotes, but I can't see any easy way to jump back to the original page in the book. When bookmarking isn't possible either, I don't really bother to go to the notes at all.

It is possible, also via menu - use "Navigate back", if I remember its name correctly (item number 9), you'll jump back.

Originally Posted by HarryT

Could someone describe how Mobi dictionary lookup works on the BeBook, please?

It don't work at all (at least I cannot find any way to lookup a word or to use a dictionary).