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Re: KOReader

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Post by smith7018 »

theshackleford wrote: post #52
gchamonlive wrote: post #20

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I think the only proprietary software companies with any shot at longevity are Japanese companies. First Japan leads by far the ranking of oldest companies in the world ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_oldest_companies ). Then we have actual software like Zelda Breath of the Wild which is a technical marvel comparable to the original Rollercoaster Tycoon considering how well it runs on the severely limited arc…

> Breath of the Wild which is a technical marvel comparable to the original Rollercoaster Tycoon considering how well it runs on the severely limited architecture of the Switch. What? It can’t even maintain a stable 30fps on its own target hardware. That’s not an example is point to for something running “well.”

Yeah, it's genuinely my favorite game of all time but to compare it to Rollercoaster Tycoon as "a technical marvel" is doing a massive disservice to Chris Sawyer.

Re: KOReader

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Post by tdeck »

Kirth wrote: post #46
Cyph0n wrote: post #45

Earlier quoted context omitted.

There is nothing inherently special about Japan or Japanese people. You can pull similar examples from many other countries.

I take it you've never been to Japan... Wouldn't wanna live there permanently. Wouldn't want to have been born Japanese. But my god the products and services are head and shoulders above my baseline expectations; it's simply nicer.

The apps I need to use for Rakuten Mobile are certainly... special.

Re: KOReader

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Post by bluGill »

maccard wrote: post #30
4thguy wrote: post #23

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Being able to put epubs bought elsewhere and reading them without needing to convert the files is a huge plus

Where do you buy your epubs from?

https://www.gutenberg.org/ has more books than you will be able to read in your lifetime for no cost. Some are classics for a reason, some are garbage - same as any other publisher.

There are a number of other free ebook sites out there as well.

Re: KOReader

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Post by reinhardt1053 »

nickzelei wrote: post #58

I finally installed this on my Kobo Libra 2. The UX is clunky but overall it works great. Very fast. Don’t need KEPUBS anymore as epubs render just as fast, where as that’s not the case on the stock software. I finally got around to installing it as I got an xteink x3 and wanted to have cross device syncing back to my Grimmory server. Works great with OPDS and KOSync. Although I miss using the native kobo sync where…

What's the advantage of Grimmory over Booklore?

Re: KOReader

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Post by siatko »

I use it since years on my PocketBook Touch HD 3. I especially like the statistics. You might not care about them, but I find them very interesting.

Re: KOReader

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Post by the_lucifer »

lordleft wrote: post #39
lolgab wrote: post #10

I installed it on my Amazon Kindle and I couldn't be happier. It shows once again that free software is superior to proprietary software. Free software grows slowly to make users happier and not to attract them with useless features to extract more value from them. Congratulations for this great piece of software.

I’m a heavy KOReader user and absolutely adore it, but I think it definitely trades user-friendliness for power and flexibility. The Kindle proprietary store has a far more user friendly UI imo, though it’s getting progressively worse (and the fact that kindles now default to showing you the store pisses me off to no end). KOReader plugins really close the gap though.

> I think it definitely trades user-friendliness for power and flexibility

A tale as old as time with OSS software from what I've seen. So far the only exception that I've seen of a FOSS piece of software with great UX is Blender[1]. With UX not being a first-class citizen on Linux, exposure to a solid universal tooling to create great UX also exacerbates things.

I think the issue of bad UX and OSS are comorbid because good UX needs an extremely opinionated mind at the helm and a culture of prioritizing features and saying "No, this is not important" which OSS generally lacks.

[1]: https://www.blender.org/

Re: KOReader

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Post by smcleod »

gchamonlive wrote: post #20
lolgab wrote: post #10

I installed it on my Amazon Kindle and I couldn't be happier. It shows once again that free software is superior to proprietary software. Free software grows slowly to make users happier and not to attract them with useless features to extract more value from them. Congratulations for this great piece of software.

I think the only proprietary software companies with any shot at longevity are Japanese companies. First Japan leads by far the ranking of oldest companies in the world ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_oldest_companies ). Then we have actual software like Zelda Breath of the Wild which is a technical marvel comparable to the original Rollercoaster Tycoon considering how well it runs on the severely limited arc…

Japanese software and software technology culture is amongst the worst in the world. They're famous for failing to adopt modern ways of working, tools and as an industry is seriously struggling. There's fantastic video in this from Asianometry: https://youtu.be/ky1nGQhHTso

Re: KOReader

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Post by TaLiTr »

Cider9986 wrote: post #41
maccard wrote: post #30

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Where do you buy your epubs from?

I wouldn't assume that purchases are taking place.

Considering that the GP said

> Being able to put epubs bought elsewhere

I'd say it is in this case.

Re: KOReader

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Post by Markoff »

Cider9986 wrote: post #2

You can use the regular Kindle viewer once you jailbroke your kindle, but KOReader has native epub and pdf support so you don't have to use a converter when uploading your books. I did find it hard to get the bezels to be even and it still doesn't always format well depending on the book. I still kind of prefer the default viewer. I use this plugin in KOReader which lets you download books from Z-Library within KORea…

same experience here, jailbroken Kindle, installed KOReader, tried it and returned back to default viewer, don't exactly remember the reason, maybe overcomplicated? (especially since it's device for my kids, it doesnt have internet access, I just put there books offline)
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