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KOReader: Open-Source eBook Reader

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Re: KOReader: Open-Source eBook Reader

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Post by jhot »

mmooss wrote: post #20

It says it focuses on e-ink screen integration. What are the unique challenges of e-ink screens for reading ebooks? At least in the past, screen refresh was slower; the reflective, rather than luminescent screen changed contrast and color performance; resolution was well behind standard screens. The first two seem easily solved; the third hard to mitigate beyond larger print and appropriate typefaces. What else?

I think the eink focus is mainly in the UI as it avoids scrolling in favor of pages and tabs.

Re: KOReader: Open-Source eBook Reader

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Post by BeetleB »

bb88 wrote: post #21
lucius_verus wrote: post #18

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Koreader doesn't integrate with overdrive, but it's trivially easy to install it on your Kobo alongside the Kobo OS. You can continue to use overdrive on your Kobo and also dip into koreader for the better PDF viewer etc.

I tried koreader on a kobo. I wouldn't call it trivially easy when I installed it last year, and I promptly uninstalled it and removed all the hacks so I could get back to a sane installation of the Kobo OS again. I think maybe for a kindle it might be worth it, but the reality is for Kobo, it's probably more hassle than it's worth. I found my time better spent setting up a calibre-web in a docker container and then…

The installation instructions are a bit windy, so many people miss that there's a simple script that automates the install for you.

The one thing you have to watch out for : You need to return those scripts whenever Kobo has an update. You won't lose your data or anything but a standard Kobo update dialed disables Koreader

Re: KOReader: Open-Source eBook Reader

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Post by BeetleB »

For people on Kobo: Koreader handles standard epub way better than the native reader.

If you've ever tried reading an epub using Kobo that you didn't buy from the Kobo store, you may have noticed that highlighting text is very laggy. Koreader has no such lag.

Re: KOReader: Open-Source eBook Reader

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Post by theshrike79 »

BeetleB wrote: post #35

For people on Kobo: Koreader handles standard epub way better than the native reader. If you've ever tried reading an epub using Kobo that you didn't buy from the Kobo store, you may have noticed that highlighting text is very laggy. Koreader has no such lag.

This can also be fixed by converting books to KEPUB with Calibre, it'll also (for some reason) make page turns faster.
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