I use it because it supports opds and old Android versions (I have an old Android eBook reader).
I host my books on calibre web and never need to do anything beside opening the opds section on koreader and picking what to read.
KOReader
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Re: KOReader
#162My only real complaint with KOReader is that the book browsing UI is file and folder based by default, while virtually all other ebook readers support some kind of cover based library view you can sort 20 different ways based on metadata rather than filenames etc. It's not a huge issue, but I find just browsing my collection to find a read a lot more enjoyable on other ebook readers. IIRC there are plugins to add thi…
I use KOReader a lot. After your comment, I realized file browser annoys me too. After some searching, I found an alternative view. Turns out, you can open the File browser tab, swipe down and switch "Display mode" to "Mosaic with cover images". Also seems like it's default for new versions now. This mosaic view still uses directories but it lists books as rectangles (covers) instead of lines (covers + titles), it seems more pleasant.
By the way, in the same settings I finally found how to set up KOReader to launch with a previously opened book. What a relief!
Re: KOReader
#163It's a shame the out of the box UI/UX is so bad, it really feels like the GIMP of e-reader software at times.
I think the Zen UI plugin is mandatory to have a good time with it.
Re: KOReader
#164Earlier quoted context omitted.
Thanks for the BookOrbit hint. Seems very interesting. I see it supports audiobooks and ebooks. Do you know if there is any way for keeping sync between an audiobook and ebook?
It does not have any sort of "whispersync" but, ironically?, I feel like whispersync could be recreated with things like Whisper and parsing the epub/whatever to line up progress. BookOrbit is in active development from what I can see (I'm not connected to the project, just a happy user) and it wouldn't surprise me if that was a feature in the future. It's something I've mulled over building for a while (even before…
How do you rip the drm off audible? Id love to free my audioooks.
Re: KOReader
#165Earlier quoted context omitted.
Because most of the page is dark, with light only coming from the text, the total light emitted is much less. That makes it less annoying to my wife, when I'm reading before going to sleep.
Eink doesn't emit light.
Many Kindles have backlights for night-time reading!
Re: KOReader
#166I was considering installing KOReader on my Kobo. However, I have decided that I don't want to do any tinkering with my Kobo. The entire point of my Kobo is kinda to be a distraction-free device, and messing around with installing stuff on it would ensure I would get distracted messing with the software when I should be reading or sleeping. It means I don't get to sync my progress with my phone, but I'm ok with that.
Re: KOReader
#167I'm immensely thankful for koreader - it improves the reading experience so fundamentally that it literally drives my purchasing decisions. I got a remarkable 2 precisely because it was known to run it well. When I got a new kindle, I went for a refurbished one hoping it'd be one FW version behind (it was! lucky me) so I could jailbreak it immediately, and run koreader. Which reminds me: - I'm still a primitive user.…
Someone claims to have ported it to iOS but I haven't tried it and one of the open issues says that the release build doesn't work: https://github.com/hezi/koreader-ios
Awesome, even if it doesn't currently work, good starting point. Thanks.
Re: KOReader
#168I was considering installing KOReader on my Kobo. However, I have decided that I don't want to do any tinkering with my Kobo. The entire point of my Kobo is kinda to be a distraction-free device, and messing around with installing stuff on it would ensure I would get distracted messing with the software when I should be reading or sleeping. It means I don't get to sync my progress with my phone, but I'm ok with that.
It's so funny that you say this because I 100% agree. I have a Remarkable tablet (several of them in fact) and the people on /r/remarkabletablet are always looking for ways to complicate their Remarkables with KOReader or any other number of hacks.
I want to write notes on my Remarkable and I want to read on my Kindle. They are both excellent at that right out of the box.
I'm beginning to suspect that many people actually like being distracted more than they like being distraction free!
Re: KOReader
#169I'm immensely thankful for koreader - it improves the reading experience so fundamentally that it literally drives my purchasing decisions. I got a remarkable 2 precisely because it was known to run it well. When I got a new kindle, I went for a refurbished one hoping it'd be one FW version behind (it was! lucky me) so I could jailbreak it immediately, and run koreader. Which reminds me: - I'm still a primitive user.…
> - I literally endure calibre because that's how I feed koreader. Any alternatives?
On first exposure to calibre I was put off by its weird UI and how opinionated it was about filename conventions. But I learned to accept that it's the best solution out there with the most community support, and it grew on me. There are also a few third party projects that can interact with its database.
Re: KOReader
#170It's a shame the out of the box UI/UX is so bad, it really feels like the GIMP of e-reader software at times. I think the Zen UI plugin is mandatory to have a good time with it. https://anthonygress.github.io/zen_ui.koplugin
That's very helpful, thanks! The KOreader UI is... Rough.
Love all the options, especially the ability to use folders on the device storage as the primary way to organize my books, but trying to figure out where a setting is and change it has been frustrating from the first day I installed it.
Will give the Zen UI plugin a go. Does it still support the on-device folders as the main way to navigate through your books?