daninetWhat ebook reader to buy that works with selfhosted ebook library?
There’s this company, which makes ebook readers that don’t seem to be tied to any particular vendor:
They have so many models, though, that I have no idea where to start with them.
OutcideIt looks like it’s Android based. Can you run eBooks readers on it?
Yes, I haven’t come across any apps so far that didn’t work. Performance is an issue with some apps, but nothing major.
I have the Leaf 2 and like it a lot. Can be a little slow sometimes, but nothing worse than any other ereader I’ve used.
Baut [she/her] auf.I think the major ones are actually just android. If you were to jailbreak them I don’t see why you couldn’t just use any app then.
My Kobo Libra works perfectly with Calibre-Web, it syncs directly with it in the same way as it would sync with their online platform. You can also use both as it uses the later one as fallback.
Agree, I would also recommend Kobo. In addition, at my Kobo I can also borrow books directly from our public library for free in Sweden. Very convenient.
I like mine. But I have to admit I’m not a frequent reader and only synced a few times.
garrettI’ve been trying to run this with a Libra but the calibre-web sync has been borked for awhile. Kinda frustrating, tbh.
WanderCheck out the Onyx Boox which might cost a bit more but run a version of Android.
Been enjoying using my Book Nova Air that connects to my Kavita through Moon Reader+. I just download my epub or PDF to read. That flow has been working like a charm to me.
Keep in mind that it’s an e-reader, so it’s black and white only. May be fine with you or you may want an iPad or an Android tablet for color and speed
I have a Kobo Forma and a Boox Lumi.
The Lumi is huge and works well for manga, especially considering the sad state of legally obtainable manga in the United States where everything requires proprietary Android apps, or if you want to do workbooks or something using the stylus. It’s surprisingly good, even for things you wouldn’t normally do an an ebook device. I’ve never used any of the smaller Boox devices so I can’t say whether it’s the same for all of them.
The Forma is a normal size so it’s much more portable.
Both of them have wifi and you can run your own software on them, but I think running your own software on Kobo devices is less well supported than running your own software on Boox devices.
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SimonI have a Kobo Libre and with KoboCloud[1] it syncs automatically with Nextcloud and other cloud providers. It’s awesome.
CumBrothI run Koreader on a Kobo Libra 2. I just connect to my OPDS catalogue on my Calibre-Web instance. It’s not exactly a sync setup; it just gives me access to my library whenever I need to download something, and that covers my needs. There are several other sync options; check out Koreader’s features here: github.com/koreader/koreader/wiki
If you like it and decide you want to it, go through the list of supported devices and see what sort of sync capabilities are available for them (support for Kobo devices seems to be the best/have the most options).
I haven’t tried it (I don’t really leave Koreader either), but
calibre-web can also sync with the stock Kobo OS. Owned books (or just particular shelves) should sync automatically, in the same way as a paid collection would.
selfhosted ebook library
Is that what we call hard drives, now? :P
I have two tablets, one 7" to read small books, and one 13" to read US Letter format books, I took the cheapest ones I found, disabled Google Play and installed F-Droid to install FOSS readers, and it just works perfectly. You really don’t need anything specific to just read text, you just want to make sure that you can display an entire page on your screen in a size you’re comfortable reading, otherwise PDFs becomes quickly insufferable.
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@feitingen Huh, I stand corrected.
Onyx Boox Leaf 2, and use the OPDS feature of calibre(web) to download books and read them, all within the KOReader app
Thank you i will check it out
This is the exact setup I use and it works great!
pacoboydI use a Kobo Libre 2 with Calibre Web to sync.
Do you use koreader? I primarily want to be able to switch between reading on my phone and my kobo.