I like reading #ebooks on both my phone and an #ereader. I used to read on Kindle because it kept the books in sync, regardless of where I bought them.
But now I use #KOReader on my #Kobo ereader and my phone, and it also syncs them, but with the added benefit that Amazon doesn't track my reading.
I can recommend it.
I have found a cheap old 7" Samsung tablet and I've managed to install a custom ROM. it is upgraded from Android 5 to 7.
Not terrible but it removed all bloat preinstalled apps and permitted to install #KOReader from f-droid.This soft is very good to transfer such devices to eBook reader.
I will wait before buying a #kobo
GitHub - flip-rossi/readeck.koplugin: A KOReader plugin to add integration with your Readeck instance. https://github.com/flip-rossi/readeck.koplugin #read-it-later #OpenSource #koreader #readeck #GitHub #plugin #lua
So, a while back was asking about an alternative to Kindle/Amazon ecosystem. Went for a PocketBook Inkpad 3 #ereader on which I installed #KOreader and I'm using a #selfhosted #kavita instance to manage my online library. On top of that I found a number of #drmfree stores and publishers.
It feels So much better to have been able to leave the more and more restrictive boundaries and, even more importantly, to actually OWN the #books!
#reading #rant
#koreader is truly excellent.
It took some time to get comfortable with the UI when using it on an Android phone, but it's so worth it.
Searching #wikipedia and downloading articles as epubs blew my mind.
Wish I had an #ereader to run it on.
Done #jailbreak for my #Kindle Voyage and installed #koreader
I can't believe that my old Kindle could be that fast. Reading with it feels like breeze now.
I'm so grateful for their long-time work. At least I don't need to buy a new eink device now. Better for both earth and my wallet :) And I think it's a steal of deal for me to donate a small portion of my savings to them via #liberapay
Today I successfuly jailbroke my Kindle ebook-reader and thus can use it for ebooks originating not from the big "A".
If you want to do the same I recommend this video for an overview:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qtk7ERwlIAk
And then these detailled instructions:
https://kindlemodding.org/
Last not least you may want to install this App on your computer to manage your ebooks in future:
https://calibre-ebook.com/
Saddly I did not find the option promoted in the video to setup my own screen saver (no important feature but would have been nice). And also the backing-up of the already purchased Amazon titles did not work. Appart from that everything looks quite promising now.
After one week of vacation and #reading (the kids are old enough that I can have a little bit of book n' chill! Praise to the unmoved mover!) I say that I absolutely love my jailbroken #kindl and especially #koreader.
This app is a little bit like #linux : if you dive into it you can customize nearly everything. I don't want to miss my custom status bar anymore. Last year I did install it on my #android tablet and I didn't get the appeal.
If you are the owner of a jailbroken #Kindle and you use #KUAL and #Koreader, it suddenly stopped working few days ago.
There is a fix at the mobile read forum by the developer of KUAL go to this page:
https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?p=4506164#post4506164
Download the file titled DevCerts-20250419-KeyStore.zip
Select the .bin file that matches your kindle generation (mine was k5) and using a usb cable copy it to the root folder. 1/2
#KOReader scared the hell out of me showing in full scale depths of my digital library...
This week in #FDroid (TWIF) is live:
* #kitshn for #Tandoor update mixup
* #etchdroid 2.0 now w/ #MaterialDesign
* #KOReader for more devices
* fight #quantum with #Tuta #postquantum #email and #calendar
* 20 years of #git, get #forgejo and #gitnex
* #OrganicMaps community open letter
* #ToSDR to the rescue
+ 8 new apps
+ 92 updates
& 4 archived
Git clone this post: https://f-droid.org/2025/04/17/twif.html
Incidentally I jailbroke my #kindle this week, and I wish I'd done it a decade ago tbh. Not only does #koreader read EPUB natively, but it can access libraries directly over wifi to download books - Standard Ebooks, Project Gutenberg, your local Calibre library...
It's amazing, even if it took a while to get it set up to my liking. The jailbreak is really easy and quick too.
One of the things I didn't want to miss out on is the current book art being used as the sleep screen. But no to worry, KOReader supports the current book as the sleep cover art.
I shouldn't be surprised as KOReader has exactly one bajillion features.
Well this is intriguing... a #Zotero plugin for #KOReader ... going to try this out later on my #Kobo
https://github.com/stelzch/zotero.koplugin
Jak zobaczyłem że mogę odamazonić kindla w 7 krokach to pomyślałem „zróbmy to”
Tylko że tych kroków było ze 40…
No i mam tego koreadera i jeszcze nie wiem jak tam wgrać książki. Sam program mi się nie podoba - klasyczny „geekowie geekom” - może gdzieś jest opcja uproszczonego interfejsu ale z ulgą na razie odpuściłem sobie dalszą zabawę. Poczytam coś na kobulku.
#kindle #koreader #kobo
