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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 homebrewer »

E39M5S62 wrote: post #11

I wonder if load times have improved. I had this on my Kobo Libra 2, and it took it easily 5 minutes or more to open an admittedly large epub file. Changing the font size also incurred a huge penalty as it reflowed the entire document. Conversely, the built-in software never struggled with that file.

I think it builds a full text search index by default, have you tried disabling that?

Re: KOReader: Open-Source eBook Reader

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Post by BeetleB »

theshrike79 wrote: post #38
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.

Yes, that's true, but I'd rather keep them as ePub so it will work well with other readers.

Re: KOReader: Open-Source eBook Reader

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Post by _emacsomancer_ »

fisian wrote: post #26

Can anyone recommend a site for buying DRM free books so I can read it with KOReader?

One can also remove DRM from books one purchased with Calibre+DeDRM plugin.[0],[1],[2]

[0]: https://www.reddit.com/r/Calibre/comments/1c2ryfz/2024_guide...

[1]: https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=361503

[2]: https://forum.linuxconfig.org/t/calibre-and-dedrm-problems/8...

Re: KOReader: Open-Source eBook Reader

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Post by jszymborski »

no_time wrote: post #60

Very impressive how the almost the entire application is written in lua(JIT). Particularly impressive how it is fast enough to do CPU blitting/blending[0] I wonder why is lua so rarely utilized like this on its own. Such a neat language. [0]: https://github.com/koreader/koreader-base/blob/master/ffi/bl...

Running on my Pixel 6a, I wouldn't really characterize it as super responsive. This context, I think, helps me understand why.

Re: KOReader: Open-Source eBook Reader

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Post by rraghur »

pidgeon_lover wrote: post #68
sodality2 wrote: post #5

Got this on my Kindle after the jailbreak came out in January. It's fantastic, especially the OPDB index + self hosted calibre-web means I can just download an epub on any device, drop it on a webpage, then search it on KOReader immediately. I did not want to use USB or Amazon's plumbing to transfer, so this is great. Tons of customization over the built-in reader.

How do you connect your Kindle to the internet to access OPDB/Calibre-web without losing your jailbreak? Every time I connect my Kindle 4 to the internet, it disables developer mode and I have to rejailbreak. This is despite using an update disabler plugin (I've tested them all).

Kual+ had an option to stop auto updates... KT4 here

Re: KOReader: Open-Source eBook Reader

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Post by vlowrian »

I'm using KOReader with the PocketBook Era. The integration is top notch. Installation is simply done by copying the KOReader folder to the right directory on the device. After that you can set KOReader as the default reader, which means that you keep on using the original system software and library, but books will automatically open in KOReader.

This lets me use "Mail to PocketBook", Dropbox sync etc. or the fantastic Push-to-Kindle browser-plugin in combination with the fantastic KOReader. No flashing or jail break required.

Re: KOReader: Open-Source eBook Reader

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Post by codybontecou »

vlowrian wrote: post #88

I'm using KOReader with the PocketBook Era. The integration is top notch. Installation is simply done by copying the KOReader folder to the right directory on the device. After that you can set KOReader as the default reader, which means that you keep on using the original system software and library, but books will automatically open in KOReader. This lets me use "Mail to PocketBook", Dropbox sync etc. or the fantas…

How are you getting the Push-to-Kindle plugin to sync to KOReader?
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