Mobipocket

Mobipocket.com
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustrySoftware
Founded2000; 24 years ago (2000)
DefunctOctober 31, 2016 (2016-10-31)
HeadquartersParis, Île-de-France, France
Key people
Thierry Brethes, Founder;
Nathalie Ting, Founder;
Martin Görner, CEO
ProductsMobipocket Reader
ParentAmazon
Websitewww.mobipocket.com

Mobipocket SA was a French company incorporated in March 2000 that created the .mobi e-book file format and produced the Mobipocket Reader software for mobile phones, personal digital assistants (PDA) and desktop operating systems.

The Mobipocket software package was free and consisted of various publishing and reading tools for PDAs, smartphones, mobile phones, the e-readers Kindle and iLiad, and applications on devices using Symbian, Windows, Palm OS, Java ME and Psion.

Amazon.com bought Mobipocket.com in 2005 and kept it running until October 2016, when it permanently shut down the Mobipocket website and servers.