

They produced Mobipocket Reader software for e-book readers (Windows Mobile, Palm OS, Kindle, Blackberry, etc), PDA’s, computers, and smartphones. Hold down the icon for the Mobi file attachment. The MOBI file extension was created in 2000 by Mobipocket. It was in 2011 when support for the MOBI file format was officially discontinued. On your iPad, open the email youve been sent with the files. Brief History of MOBI File FormatĪmazon bought the company behind MOBI file format back in 2005. There are several companies that offer free MOBI books such as Project Gutenberg, Feedbooks, and Open Library. The format can be converted to several other formats such as PDF, EPUB, and several other formats using publicly available software applications such as the Kindle app. Like EPUB, it is supported by almost all modern e-readers specifically by mobile devices with low bandwidth. The format is an enhancement to the old OEB (Open Ebook Format) format and was used as the proprietary format for Mobipocket Reader. Visit ManyBooks 10 of 21 What We Like Search by author or title. Another way to search is from the genres page or the recommendations category.

Also contained in the file, along with the eBook, could be DRM, or copyright protection, to prevent copying and illegal viewing. Browse by author, title, or language, and then download the book some are available as an AZW3 Kindle file, others as PDF, EPUB, FB2, etc. The format is very lightweight in size and supports bookmarks, notes, corrections, and JavaScript. The MOBI file format is one of the most widely used ebook file formats. A MOBI file is specifically designed for mobileor eReaderdevices.
