E-book software

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This page contains eBook Reading software. There are also pages on Book authoring software, eBook conversion software, Bible study software, Personal Library management, and EBook reading for children software.

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[edit] eBook software

There is a wide variety of eBook software available on a wide variety of formats. The most popular formats for commercial eBooks include PDF, MOBI, LIT, and eReader roughly in that order. (ePUB is a new emerging standard format.) Click for more information on eBook formats. If you add dedicated eBook Readers then you would have to add BBeB, the Sony eBook format and Amazon AZW to the list of popular formats.

[edit] PalmOS

PalmOS document formats A few notes about documents on Palm devices. All of the programs below except the PDF readers can read PalmDOC files and maybe other formats.

[edit] WebOS

Palm Pre and HP TouchPad use WebOS, that features multitasking.

[edit] Windows

In alphabetical order. There are also Portable Apps for this platform that can be installed on a portable memory USB device or memory card.

[edit] Windows Mobile

Covers Windows Phone 7, Windows CE, Pocket PC and Windows Smartphone.

[edit] Linux

[edit] MacOS X

[edit] iPhone and iPad

These readers work on iPhone and iPod Touch. Note that some can use eBook formats available from several sources while some can only work with eBooks obtained specifically for the application. Not all of these applications will work on the iPad. Some iPhone applications will need FullForce installed to use the full screen resolution.

[edit] Android

These readers work on devices running the Android OS. General purpose eReaders do not support DRM unless noted.

Booksellers eReaders

General Purpose eReaders

[edit] BlackBerry

[edit] Symbian OS

[edit] Cell phones

Most most modern Cell Phones support Java standard for mobile applications (J2ME).

[edit] Nintendo DS

There are several more listed on the Nintendo DS page.

[edit] Sony PSP

[edit] Web based reading

Some sites can be used to read eBooks using your Web Browser either from web locations or via upload. Some sites include a viewer specifically for eBooks only on that site and are not listed here.

[edit] Downloading

These products use your web browser for viewing and downloading eBooks.

[edit] Others

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