Ben TaskerMar 1

New #Documentation: Installing #KOReader onto a #Kobo

Having gone to the effort of setting up Booklore, I realised that its Kobosync was unable to send PDFs to the Kobo :(

This post talks about installing KOReader onto the Kobo so that #ebooks (and PDFs) can be pulled using OPDS (opening up access to things like Project Gutenberg in the process)

It also goes through installing #NickelMenu so that menu items can be customised

https://www.bentasker.co.uk/posts/documentation/general/setting-up-koreader-on-a-kobo.html

Installing KOReader onto a Kobo

Short post detailing how to install KOReader onto a Kobo, providing the means to wirelessly sync PDFs to and from the device as you would with standard ebooks

www.bentasker.co.uk
Show threadMike BellMar 9
@ben This is perfect timing! I've been doing something similar and had an email (form @markpitblado) recommending your blog. Thinking of getting a Kobo reader to replace my beaten up kindle. Thanks for the posts on this and booklore.
Show threadBen TaskerMar 9

@mikebell @markpitblado Oh nice, let me know you get on!

I'd _definitely_ recommend getting a Kobo to replace the kindle.

Booklore's continued to do what I need of it, though the RAM usage still bugs me.

I've also grown a _little_ concerned by Booklore's release cadence - it feels a little high and seems to involve a fair bit of fixing the previous release. On the other hand, it means it's actively getting better so 🤷

Show threadMike Bell

@ben nice! I just grabbed the Kobo Clara Colour so looking forward to trying it out. I'm pretty happy with my Calibre/Calibre-web OPDS workflow but if I can simplify it I'll try anything.

I can see claude user has been active in the repo so I'm a bit wary of using booklore now.

Mar 9 at 10:43amWeb
Show threadMike BellMar 9
@ben ah looks like my biggest use case (renaming/file management) isn't possible due to my setup - https://github.com/booklore-app/BookLore?tab=readme-ov-file#%EF%B8%8F-network-storage-nas--nfs--smb--cifs
GitHub - booklore-app/booklore: BookLore: A self-hosted, multi-user digital library with smart shelves, auto metadata, Kobo & KOReader sync, BookDrop imports, OPDS support, and a built-in reader for EPUB, PDF, and comics.

BookLore: A self-hosted, multi-user digital library with smart shelves, auto metadata, Kobo & KOReader sync, BookDrop imports, OPDS support, and a built-in reader for EPUB, PDF, and comics. - b...

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Show threadBen TaskerMar 9
@mikebell Ah, yeah - I keep the library on the host's SSD and then periodically rsync to NFS as a backup
Show threadBen TaskerMar 9
@mikebell AIUI, Calibre-Web (https://github.com/janeczku/calibre-web) has a Kobo plugin so is probably worth looking at (despite having Booklore up and running I'm still quite tempted to play around with it)
GitHub - janeczku/calibre-web: :books: Web app for browsing, reading and downloading eBooks stored in a Calibre database

:books: Web app for browsing, reading and downloading eBooks stored in a Calibre database - janeczku/calibre-web

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Show threadMike BellMar 9
@ben will take a look at the kobo plugin, I'm pretty happy with my KoReader and OPDS setup at the moment. I do recommend giving Calibre-web a go even if you bounce off it, it has a really nice UI.