I recently bought a motorola q from US Cellular. I love the phone.
although there IS a learning curve. But WHY< WHY, WHY is there no
Microsoft reader for this platform. I bought this phone to REPLACE my
pda. This is just intolerable Microsoft. I know there is an
alternative in Tiny Reader, but it costs MONEY, and I'm on disability
It took me 3years to save up for this phone!!. This lack of a reader
is a deal killer. It can't be that hard to port this to smartphone.

Unfortunately, the PPC port of MS Reader is abandoned, don't even expect it
to be ever ported.

You'll want to go for alternative readers; for example, MobiPocket (even the
free version!) is WAY better than MS Reader. Also, you'll need to use
ConvertLIT to convert your old LIT files into HTML files, which, later, can
be given MobiPocket (even without making a native file of them)

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Werner "Menneisyys" Ruotsalainen - Microsoft MVP - Windows - Mobile Devices
Please see the Pocket PC Mag Expert Blog (including mine) at
http://www.pocketpcmag.com/blogs/ - you will definitely like it.


<gjbnh********.com> wrote in message
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>I recently bought a motorola q from US Cellular. I love the phone.
> although there IS a learning curve. But WHY< WHY, WHY is there no
> Microsoft reader for this platform. I bought this phone to REPLACE my
> pda. This is just intolerable Microsoft. I know there is an
> alternative in Tiny Reader, but it costs MONEY, and I'm on disability
> It took me 3years to save up for this phone!!. This lack of a reader
> is a deal killer. It can't be that hard to port this to smartphone.
>

What is wrong with the built in File Viewer? I can read Excel, Word, and
PDF files so far with no added software.


"Werner "Menneisyys" Ruotsalainen [MVP - Windows - Mobile Devices]"
<!ei.maileja@kiitos!> wrote in message
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> Unfortunately, the PPC port of MS Reader is abandoned, don't even expect
> it to be ever ported.
>
> You'll want to go for alternative readers; for example, MobiPocket (even
> the free version!) is WAY better than MS Reader. Also, you'll need to use
> ConvertLIT to convert your old LIT files into HTML files, which, later,
> can be given MobiPocket (even without making a native file of them)
>
> --
>
>
> --
> Werner "Menneisyys" Ruotsalainen - Microsoft MVP - Windows - Mobile
> Devices
> Please see the Pocket PC Mag Expert Blog (including mine) at
> http://www.pocketpcmag.com/blogs/ - you will definitely like it.
>
>
> <gjbnh********.com> wrote in message
> news:1188324627.825768.138720@57g2000hsv.googlegro ups.com...
>>I recently bought a motorola q from US Cellular. I love the phone.
>> although there IS a learning curve. But WHY< WHY, WHY is there no
>> Microsoft reader for this platform. I bought this phone to REPLACE my
>> pda. This is just intolerable Microsoft. I know there is an
>> alternative in Tiny Reader, but it costs MONEY, and I'm on disability
>> It took me 3years to save up for this phone!!. This lack of a reader
>> is a deal killer. It can't be that hard to port this to smartphone.
>>
>
>

At 29 Aug 2007 12:24:32 -0400 Jordan wrote:
> What is wrong with the built in File Viewer? I can read Excel, Word,
and
> PDF files so far with no added software.


The OP asked about MS Reader, that reads ebooks saved in the .lit
format. Your smartphone can't read those.

I assume the issue is that the OP already has a bunch of .lit books
he wants to utilize.

If so, Werner's suggestion is probably best.


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"I don't need my cell phone to play video games or take pictures
or double as a Walkie-Talkie; I just need it to work. Thanks for
all the bells and whistles, but I could communicate better with
ACTUAL bells and whistles." -Bill Maher 9/25/2003

Word has a lot of disadvanatges compared to Mobipocket - for example, the
inability to really nice scrolling and retaining the last position.

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--
Werner "Menneisyys" Ruotsalainen - Microsoft MVP - Windows - Mobile Devices
Please see the Pocket PC Mag Expert Blog (including mine) at
http://www.pocketpcmag.com/blogs/ - you will definitely like it.


"Jordan" <nospam@here.com> wrote in message
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> What is wrong with the built in File Viewer? I can read Excel, Word, and
> PDF files so far with no added software.
>
>
> "Werner "Menneisyys" Ruotsalainen [MVP - Windows - Mobile Devices]"
> <!ei.maileja@kiitos!> wrote in message
> news:eWeTQrj6HHA.464@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>> Unfortunately, the PPC port of MS Reader is abandoned, don't even expect
>> it to be ever ported.
>>
>> You'll want to go for alternative readers; for example, MobiPocket (even
>> the free version!) is WAY better than MS Reader. Also, you'll need to use
>> ConvertLIT to convert your old LIT files into HTML files, which, later,
>> can be given MobiPocket (even without making a native file of them)
>>
>> --
>>
>>
>> --
>> Werner "Menneisyys" Ruotsalainen - Microsoft MVP - Windows - Mobile
>> Devices
>> Please see the Pocket PC Mag Expert Blog (including mine) at
>> http://www.pocketpcmag.com/blogs/ - you will definitely like it.
>>
>>
>> <gjbnh********.com> wrote in message
>> news:1188324627.825768.138720@57g2000hsv.googlegro ups.com...
>>>I recently bought a motorola q from US Cellular. I love the phone.
>>> although there IS a learning curve. But WHY< WHY, WHY is there no
>>> Microsoft reader for this platform. I bought this phone to REPLACE my
>>> pda. This is just intolerable Microsoft. I know there is an
>>> alternative in Tiny Reader, but it costs MONEY, and I'm on disability
>>> It took me 3years to save up for this phone!!. This lack of a reader
>>> is a deal killer. It can't be that hard to port this to smartphone.
>>>
>>
>>
>
>