Ewan is, as you might have noticed, a big eBook fan and when he switched to the Nokia 5800 he found himself deprived. The only practical eBook reader, Mobipocket, was written for phones with hardware buttons, specifically a * key, providing the essential full-screen toggle function. Thankfully, he's spotted that the N97, having a basic qwerty keyboard, does provide a way to enter the * character and, again thankfully, Mobipocket Reader responds appropriately, as is demonstrated here, along with notes on getting and installing the software. Ewan's a happy bunny and you may be too if you own an N97 and wondered whether to get re-acquainted with your eBook collection...

"Thankfully the keyboard of the N97 can be brought to your literary aid if you slip into full screen mode, because (simply) it has a star key, even though it's not part of a numeric keypad. That's enough to turn the app away from a dangerous game of Russian roulette to a 'must install' on my N97. It says a lot for the ecosystem that Mobipocket can't even pop out a quick update to provide an on-screen escape button just to give some compatibility, but I guess negligent owners Amazon are concentrating on the Kindle devices and iPhone apps."

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