Getting Mobireader to work correctly on Blackberry Storm

MobiPocket Reader is the best solution for reading ebooks on your Blackberry.

Unfortunately, the current Blackberry version of Mobireader available is not tweaked appropriately for the full screen touch enabled Storm experience and is an eyesore. So much so that it can be labeled unusable.

Fortunately, the MobiPocket team has indicated that they are working on a Storm version of their software. Till the time that version is release however, you can get by disabling compatibility mode, using the following steps -

1. On your blackberry, go to Options -> Advanced Options -> Applications.
2. Hightlight Mobipocket Reader and click the menu button
3. Select "Disable Compatibility Mode"
4. Perform a hard reset by turning off the Blackberry and taking out the battery.
5. Restart the blackberry.

At this point when you start the Mobipocket Reader application you would see a full screen interface that can be controlled effectively using the touchscreen. Opening any books would open in full screen but sadly cannot be navigated. To navigate you need to click the menu button and "Show keyboard". Then you can navigate using the Space key and the O/P keys on the keyboard.

That simple trick will make Mobipocket Reader pretty usable on the Blackberry Storm.