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I have been a long-time exponent of reading ebooks, and reading has been one of the primary uses for all of my mobile devices. I love the ability to have a vast library of books and RSS feeds with me wherever I may wander, so I am never stuck with nothing to read. On line at the grocery store, riding the bus, waiting in the doctor’s office… anytime I have a few moments to spare I always have something to read. Like many people, I prefer to have several books in progress at once and having them all on my Moto Q or Eee means I can switch between them at will, without lugging around three or four volumes.

One of my favorite tools for eReading, the free and invaluable Mobipocket Reader just released a new Alpha today, extending it’s already vast range of supported devices to include java-enabled phones. The software is designed for Sony Ericsson phones, but should work with Nokia java phones as well.

The Mobipocket Reader can work as a stand alone installation or in association with Mobipocket Desktop installed on a central PC. Both can read texts in a variety of formats as well as purchase new books direct from Mobipocket’s online store. However, from the desktop you also have the ability to take your own files and convert them to Mobipocket books and then send them to your mobile devices. You can also keep a library on your PC, choosing which books to send to which mobile devices.

Mobipocket is one of my favorite programs, and I am very pleased to see it taking another step towards being universally available to all devices.

Download the Java version HERE.

Download the Desktop and versions for most other mobile devices HERE.

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By day a department manager and writer for a major network device vendor...by night Zealot stalks the mean magnetic streets, striking fear into the hearts of bandwidth abusers and theme park mascots. Zealot has been involved with mobile devices for more than a decade now, starting off with dumb phones, moving to PDAs and then to smartphones, notebooks and netbooks with the odd PMP thrown in. Most of his mobile time currently is spent on a Treo Pro, Zune HD, Thinkpad T61, Gigabyte M912M or a Hackintoshed Compaq Mini 704. He proudly groks the Geek community and considers himself a Neo Maxi Zune Dweebie (thanks Will Wheaton!).