The eReader eBook reader for Palm and Windows Mobile devices has a long and storied history. It started out its life as Peanut Reader before getting a less nutty sounding name. And while eReader hasn't had a major update in the last few years, it's still one of the better eBook applications for PDAs and phones, with support for purchasing and downloading books in the eReader format directly from your device.eReader has historically come in two varieties: a Pro version and a free version. But when eBook seller Fictionwise bought eReader earlier this year, the company first cut the price of eReader Pro by 2/3rds, and now Fictionwise has decided to offer eReader Pro as a free download.
What does eReader Pro offer that the free version lacked? It supports additional fonts, comes with a dictionary viewer, support for bookmarks, auto-scrolling, and several additional customization options. Now if only eReader would support eBooks in other formats like TXT,
[via Palm InfoCenter]
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2-19-2008 @ 6:59AM
Rassendyl said...
Great to hear that. It will make my work a cool breeze. Thanks for sharing.
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2-19-2008 @ 7:46AM
Steve said...
Slight correction but it does support Palm Document (pdb), that was their own format after all. I still use an older version of Palm Reader on my Powerbook 1400 and all of my ebooks are PDB. I just downloaded the free Pro version for Windows. Looks like the Mac version requires OSX or later so no love for my old laptop.
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2-19-2008 @ 7:51AM
feesh said...
I was always a supporter of ereader.com and I bought a lot of titles and the pro reader for my palm. Now that I have a decent S60 v3 cellphone I thought that's great, I can read some of my recent books on my phone. But nope there's no S60 v3 reader and it doesn't look like there will be. This clearly made me realise the stupidity of buying ebooks. Eventually your "reader" will be obsolete and all those books you bought will be useless. I love ebooks, but NEVER again will I buy a DRM'ed book. So thanks for the free pro reader, but I won't be buying any books from you ereader.com.....
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2-19-2008 @ 8:57AM
Shiva said...
dude, mobiPocket works on your S60. It works everywhere except Motorola RAZR phones, which suck by the way. Go get it, it's free free free.
-S
2-19-2008 @ 1:42PM
feesh said...
as far as i know mobireader doesn't open ereader drm'ed books....but hey i'll take a look again
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3-29-2008 @ 8:15AM
Lantrix said...
I use ereader AND mobipocket, so no problems with both. Good to hear that the pro is now free for Palm
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