Application Details:
| Version: | 6.2 |
| License: | Free to use |
| URL: | http://www.mobipocket.com |
| Votes: | 0 |
| Latest Rating: | Silver |
| Latest Wine Version Tested: | 1.3.25 |
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What works
Installation. Reading Mobi formatted eBooks. Full screen reading. Changing fonts. Browsing the eStore without logging on. Importing books.
What does not
"Now Reading" section seems to cause a hang if you previously haven't read a book.
Store doesn't allow you to log on.
You can't add news feeds or subscribe.
Clicking on links for news subscriptions causing termination.
Workarounds
What was not tested
Reading other formats. Interfacing with devices.
Hardware tested
Graphics:
Additional Comments
Overall works but could use some tweaking to the UI.
| Operating system | Test date | Wine version | Installs? | Runs? | Used Workaround? | Rating | Submitter | ||
| Show | Ubuntu 10.04 "Lucid" i386 (+ variants like Kubuntu) | Aug 04 2011 | 1.3.25 | Yes | Yes | Silver | lafon | ||
| Show | Ubuntu 10.04 "Lucid" i386 (+ variants like Kubuntu) | Nov 25 2010 | 1.3.6 | Yes | Yes | Silver | Nguyen Duc Long | ||
| Show | Ubuntu 10.04 "Lucid" i386 (+ variants like Kubuntu) | Nov 25 2010 | 1.3.6 | Yes | Yes | Silver | Nguyen Duc Long | ||
| Show | Ubuntu 10.04 "Lucid" i386 (+ variants like Kubuntu) | Nov 21 2010 | 1.3.6 | Yes | Yes | Silver | Nguyen Duc Long | ||
| Show | Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick" amd64 (+ variants like Kubuntu) | Nov 14 2010 | 1.3.4 | Yes | Yes | Silver | Gerold Jens Wucherpfennig |
| Bug # | Description | Status | Resolution | Other apps affected |
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by Nguyen Duc Long on Thursday November 25th 2010, 10:57
It's fresh installation on ubuntu 10.04 32 bit, then I override library : "msvcr80" from wine-configuration to "builtin,native" to be able to start reader.
And it seems working well, includes the pictures of the books shows.
Hope its useful!