Mobipocket decision to not release a iPhone version, or even make a clear statement as to what they are going to do, has been a pain to people like me who have alarge Mobipocket Library.

I originally went with that format primarly, for their support on so many platforms, But their slowness in this regard has been surprising.

I wonder if Parent Company Amazon has not been keen on providing a service that could compete with its own product, the Kindle? After all that’s one of the major selling points they have besides the eInk, the wireless purchase capability.

Any way, This has botten me to buy a couple of new books in eReader format, has Fictionwise have been very proactive in getting the app out and updating it.

P: Many thanks for the try! I’ll be curious if others get the same results.

Chris: Appreciated that phone call to Mobi! Sorry of course about the accident and hope you can follow through when you’re able to!

Thanks, again, both of you.

David

As for Mocha VNC, I do use it (along with TightVNC on my winbox) to peer at my computer’s desktop from afar sometimes, but I wouldn’t think of using it for something like e-book reading. The interface would be just too slow and clunky. There are better ways to read Mobipocket books (even encrypted ones, albeit not so legally) on the iPhone.

Also, only a tiny part of the screen is shown on the iPhone and you have to scroll around in order to see the rest of the screen. You couldn’t read a book this way. You would have to scroll left and right – a lot – as well as up and down, just to read one page.