Mobi Pocket

jbcohen · 02-16-2011, 08:24 AM

I am migrating away from seperate electronic reader to reading on my blackberry so that I can carry one device rather than mutiple devices. I have selected Mobi Pocket for this function. What is your opinion of Mobi Pocket? Do they a adequate selection of books? Are their prices competitive (I guess with agency pricing this is not really relevant). Do they have good customer service?

HarryT · 02-16-2011, 08:40 AM

Mobi bookstores are rather a dying breed. You might like to consider the Blackberry Kindle App instead; Amazon have the best bookstore around.

queentess · 02-16-2011, 09:08 AM

What Harry said. I use the Kindle app on my iTouch and rather like it.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.htm...cId=1000468551

jbcohen · 02-16-2011, 09:54 AM

This is the sort of discussion that I was looking for. Are the prices competitive with the rest of the market? How about the selection?

wallcraft · 02-16-2011, 05:27 PM

If the Kindle app is available for your Blackberry, then it is likely your best option. Amazon has the widest selection of any single ebook store, generally the best price (on non-Agency titles) and unmatched customer service.

abookreader · 02-16-2011, 05:57 PM

The only store other than Amazon I'm familiar with selling Mobi books is

http://www.mobipocket.com/en/HomePag...sp?Language=EN

and I've found their prices to be high.

DMSmillie · 02-16-2011, 07:28 PM

My understanding is that Amazon bought Mobipocket several years ago - that's one of the reasons (if not the only reason) that Amazon uses the MOBI format. Initially, Amazon used Mobipocket as the route for authors/publishers to publish books for the Kindle. At that time, ebooks published via Mobipocket would go up on the Mobipocket online store as well as the Kindle store on Amazon.com. Then, around September 2009 (I think) Amazon launched Digital Text Platform (DTP), it's direct Kindle publishing interface (recently renamed Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP)). Around December 2009, Mobipocket stopped accepting new publishing accounts. There are still publishers using the Mobipocket eBookbase interface to publish MOBI ebooks, but mostly, I'd imagine, as a route to publishing their ebooks in the Amazon Kindle bookstore, and I'd also suspect that the number of publishers using eBookbase to publish ebooks is slowly decreasing as they transfer to publishing directly with Amazon. It wouldn't surprise me at all if Mobipocket ceased to exist as a separate online presence in a year or so.

Apart from Amazon and a few relatively small outlets, most ebook publishers and retailers concentrate on the EPUB format, so while it could certainly be useful to have the Mobipocket Reader installed for reading any DRM-free (or Mobipocket DRM'd) MOBI ebooks you come across, I'd suggest that regarding Mobipocket, the online shop, as a primary source of ebooks is not likely to be the best idea, and certainly not one that is likely to provide access to a decent range of ebooks. Much better to get the Kindle app for your Blackberry and buy from Amazon.

RolandD · 02-16-2011, 08:23 PM

I use my BB Storm2 as my reader and use the Nook app and mobiPocket reader. Barnes and Noble is competive with Amazon's prices. I tried both apps and preferred B&N. I keep mobiPocket for non-DRM books.

02-16-2011, 08:24 AM	#1
jbcohen Wizard Posts: 3,025 Karma: 11196738 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Piper College Device: Samsung A21	Mobi Pocket I am migrating away from seperate electronic reader to reading on my blackberry so that I can carry one device rather than mutiple devices. I have selected Mobi Pocket for this function. What is your opinion of Mobi Pocket? Do they a adequate selection of books? Are their prices competitive (I guess with agency pricing this is not really relevant). Do they have good customer service?

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HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383043 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	Mobi bookstores are rather a dying breed. You might like to consider the Blackberry Kindle App instead; Amazon have the best bookstore around.

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queentess Reading is sexy Posts: 1,303 Karma: 544517 Join Date: Apr 2009 Device: none	What Harry said. I use the Kindle app on my iTouch and rather like it. http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.htm...cId=1000468551

02-16-2011, 09:54 AM	#4
jbcohen Wizard Posts: 3,025 Karma: 11196738 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Piper College Device: Samsung A21	This is the sort of discussion that I was looking for. Are the prices competitive with the rest of the market? How about the selection?

02-16-2011, 05:27 PM	#5
wallcraft reader Posts: 6,975 Karma: 5183568 Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Mississippi, USA Device: Kindle 3, Kobo Glo HD	If the Kindle app is available for your Blackberry, then it is likely your best option. Amazon has the widest selection of any single ebook store, generally the best price (on non-Agency titles) and unmatched customer service.

02-16-2011, 05:57 PM	#6
abookreader Wizard Posts: 1,516 Karma: 2567610 Join Date: Oct 2009 Device: Kindles - Keyboard, Fire, 2-US, iPhone, iPAD	The only store other than Amazon I'm familiar with selling Mobi books is http://www.mobipocket.com/en/HomePag...sp?Language=EN and I've found their prices to be high.

02-16-2011, 07:28 PM	#7
DMSmillie Enquiring Mind Posts: 562 Karma: 42350 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: London, UK Device: Kindle 3 (WiFi)	My understanding is that Amazon bought Mobipocket several years ago - that's one of the reasons (if not the only reason) that Amazon uses the MOBI format. Initially, Amazon used Mobipocket as the route for authors/publishers to publish books for the Kindle. At that time, ebooks published via Mobipocket would go up on the Mobipocket online store as well as the Kindle store on Amazon.com. Then, around September 2009 (I think) Amazon launched Digital Text Platform (DTP), it's direct Kindle publishing interface (recently renamed Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP)). Around December 2009, Mobipocket stopped accepting new publishing accounts. There are still publishers using the Mobipocket eBookbase interface to publish MOBI ebooks, but mostly, I'd imagine, as a route to publishing their ebooks in the Amazon Kindle bookstore, and I'd also suspect that the number of publishers using eBookbase to publish ebooks is slowly decreasing as they transfer to publishing directly with Amazon. It wouldn't surprise me at all if Mobipocket ceased to exist as a separate online presence in a year or so. Apart from Amazon and a few relatively small outlets, most ebook publishers and retailers concentrate on the EPUB format, so while it could certainly be useful to have the Mobipocket Reader installed for reading any DRM-free (or Mobipocket DRM'd) MOBI ebooks you come across, I'd suggest that regarding Mobipocket, the online shop, as a primary source of ebooks is not likely to be the best idea, and certainly not one that is likely to provide access to a decent range of ebooks. Much better to get the Kindle app for your Blackberry and buy from Amazon.

02-16-2011, 08:23 PM	#8
RolandD Fanatic Posts: 561 Karma: 3228980 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Branson, MO, USA Device: Kindle Touch is now my main eReader.	I use my BB Storm2 as my reader and use the Nook app and mobiPocket reader. Barnes and Noble is competive with Amazon's prices. I tried both apps and preferred B&N. I keep mobiPocket for non-DRM books.

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