E-book software
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[edit] eBook software
There is a wide variety of eBook software available on a wide variety of formats.
[edit] PalmOS
PalmOS document formats A few notes about documents on Palm devices
- Adobe Acrobat Reader for PalmOS: This is a version of the Adobe Reader(Acrobat) written for PalmOS. Despite being written by Adobe, some features of PDF files are unavailable.
- CSpotRun An early Palm "doc" file viewer
- Deep Reader: A Palm "doc" file reader for PalmOS PDAs. Abandoned by the author and no longer developed.
- iSilo: A shareware PalmOS viewer for offline HTML files
- LionDoc A Palm doc and zText file viewer, based on CSpotRun code
- MobiPocket Reader: A PalmOS reader for documents in MobiPocket format and Palm doc files
- Palm Fiction A free, open source reader for Palm "doc", zTXT, plain ASCII text, and RTF files
- PalmPDF A free, open source Adobe PDF viewer for Palm OS5 devices, based on a port of the XPDF library
- Palm eReader: eReader Ebook reading software that was supplied with a number of Palm devices.
- Plucker: A free, open source offline viewer for HTML on PalmOS PDAs
- Tome Raider: features database like access with in an eBook reader.
- uBook: A simple, lean but powerful eBook Reader. Also uBookLite.
- WeaselReader: A free, open source reader for Palm "DOC" and zTXT files, originally written to view Project Gutenberg etexts.
[edit] Windows
- Adobe Acrobat Reader: The original PDF reader.
- Adobe Digital Editions: Reads PDF and ePUB documents.
- Cool Reader: Multiplatform reader for FB2/TXT/HTML/DOC/RTF files with function to export files to WOLF format for Hanlin v3/v8 eReader.
- DocReader: A reader for PalmDOC and TXT files. It can convert between these two formats.
- FBReader: A universal Reading program for lots of formats.
- HaaliReader: Windows Mobile reader, supporting FB2 and TXT formats, and dictionaries support. Free, open source.
- iSilo: A shareware viewer for offline HTML files
- Microsoft Reader: Only available for Windows and Windows Mobile (Pocket PC) OS.
- MobiPocket Reader: - A reader available on lots of platforms. The Windows version can also serve as a library manager.
- OpenBerg Lector: - A reader that uses FireFox. Can read LIT, ePUB, HTML, and CBR CBZ.
- Palm eReader: Palm also produce a version of its eBook reading software for Windows.
- Tome Raider: features database like access with in an eBook reader.
- uBook: A simple, lean but powerful eBook Reader. Also uBookLite.
- VitalSource Library: provides eBook software that features graphics support.
- yBook: is a free eBook reader that supports a two page layout. It can read TXT, HTML, RTF, and PalmDOC formats.
[edit] Windows Mobile
- Adobe Acrobat Reader: Provides reflow for the smaller screen.
- HaaliReader: Windows Mobile reader, supporting FB2 and TXT formats, and dictionaries support. Free, open source.
- iSilo: A shareware viewer for offline HTML files
- Microsoft Reader: Only available for Windows and Windows Mobile (Pocket PC) OS.
- MobiPocket Reader: - Very popular format.
- Palm eReader: Palm also produce a version of its eBook reading software for Windows.
- Plucker: A free, open source offline viewer for HTML
- Tome Raider: features database like access with in an eBook reader.
- uBook: A simple, lean but powerful eBook Reader. Also uBookLite.
- Unyverse: Read Wikipedia and any RSS news Feed (freeware, Windows Mobile 5.0 or higher and an wireless connection).
[edit] Linux
- Adobe Acrobat Reader:
- Cool Reader: Multiplatform reader for FB2/TXT/HTML/DOC/RTF files with function to export files to WOLF format for Hanlin v3/v8 eReader.
- FBReader: e-book reader originally created for Zaurus, but now it supports more than just Zaurus :)
- Evince: Reader for the GNOME desktop, reads PDF, DejaVu, PS and more.
[edit] MacOS X
- Adobe Acrobat Reader: Reads PDF documents.
- Adobe Digital Editions: Reads PDF and ePUB documents.
- Cool Reader: Multiplatform reader for FB2/TXT/HTML/DOC/RTF files with function to export files to WOLF format for Hanlin v3/v8 eReader.
- FBReader: e-book reader ported to X.4 Intel version.
- ImageBrowser: Comic book reader (cbz and cbr)
- OpenBerg Lector: - A reader that uses FireFox. Can read LIT, ePUB, HTML, and CBR/CBZ.
- Palm eReader: eReader Ebook reading software from Palm
- VitalSource Library: provides eBook software that features graphics support.
[edit] BlackBerry
- MobiPocket Reader: There is a specific version for the BlackBerry.
- eFile software: This is a free part of eOffice that reads PDFs, DOCs and TXTs
- iSilo: now supports BlackBerry.
[edit] Cell phones
Cell Phones may not have a traditional OS but most of the so called Smartphones do have a standardized OS that may permit support for eBook Readers and other features. These OS's include Symbian OS, Linux, PalmOS and Windows Mobile. The list of products below are intended to supplement the list of products shown under the various OS's. Most of these depend in Java support.
- QReader: Freeware, high quality reader for Nokia cell phones. Very customizable.
- ReaderManiac: Freeware, high quality reader for any Java (J2ME MIDP 2) phone.
- tx2ph: This is a WAP-based reader that can read TXTs, PDFs. Works with any Internet-connected mobile device, including BlackBerries and Palms of course.
- Unyverse: Read Wikipedia and any RSS news Feed on any Java (J2ME MIDP 2) phone (freeware).

