koreader VS Kavita

An answer with a catch:

I ran rooted android phones for a long time, but have for the past few years been on GrapheneOS, which doesn't require Google Play, but allows you to use it while sandboxing it (so, harm reduction), and it's much less of a struggle now than it used to be.

The catch is that, at least currently, GrapheneOS only works on (Google) Pixel phones.

[On Kobos:— I agree on Kobo vs Kindle, and like Kobos a lot: but partially because I don't actually have to use Kobo's software if I don't want to. (See KOReader[0] and NickelMenu[1].)

[0:] https://github.com/koreader/koreader

[1:] https://github.com/pgaskin/NickelMenu ]

Highlighting the very popular app enabled by this, KOReader: https://koreader.rocks/

Have you tired KOreader[0]? It supports multiple ebook formats, including epub and cbz. You'll need to jailbreak[1] your Kindle though.

[0] http://koreader.rocks/

I love my old Kindle Touch. The #1 thing that keeps me using it is a community-maintained e-reader software you can run on it that makes it much more usable without Amazon's support: http://koreader.rocks/

My #1 priority for new hardware nowadays is making sure it's not dependent on OEM software. Nothing sucks more than buying a device for a selected purpose, and then not being able to use it fully because some arbitrary remote service was shut down years ago.

Very happy with the result though, books are just synced automatically with my Macbook via Syncthing.

Hopefully somehow a similar setup will be possible with the new Kindles, if they can also be jailbroken.

PS. The Kindle Oasis 3 is still great in 2024, it even automatically adjusts brightness with its light sensor.

[1] https://github.com/koreader/koreader

Get any Kobo and immediately install koreader:

http://koreader.rocks/

I think Calibre advocates forgot what it's like to setup it for the first time and what a messy ugly process it is for new timers. A containerized version needs VNC access to set it up and perform GUI un-intuitive interface UI actions https://docs.linuxserver.io/images/docker-calibre/#applicati...

I've used https://www.kavitareader.com/ but it's not perfect either, this space could be "disrupted" by a Plex like product with opensource + licensed offerings but the target market is pretty small I think.

Browse the Issue Tracker: Visit our bug tracker @ https://github.com/Kareadita/Kavita/issues to find a list of open issues tagged specifically for the Bug Bash. You'll find a variety of tasks, from beginner-friendly to advanced.

#! /bin/bash installFolder="/opt/Kavita" # defines the folder where Kavita is installed backupFolder="/opt/KavitaBackup" # defines the backup folder for kavita kavitaUser="kavita" # defines the kavita service user kavitaGroup="kavita" # defines the kavita service group architecture="kavita-linux-x64.tar.gz" # options are: # kavita-linux-x64.tar.gz # kavita-linux-arm.tar.gz # kavita-linux-arm64.tar.gz if [ ! -d $installFolder ] then echo "KAVITA FOLDER IS MISSING!!" exit 1 fi cd /tmp if [ -r $architecture ] then echo "Kavita already present - extracting now!" tar -xzf $architecture else echo "Downloading latest Kavita from GitHub" wget https://github.com/Kareadita/Kavita/releases/latest/download/$architecture echo "extracting now!" tar -xzf $architecture fi if [ ! -d Kavita ] then echo "Something went wrong downloading or extracting" exit 1 fi echo "Stopping Kavita service" systemctl stop kavita.service if [ -d $backupFolder ] then echo "Deleting old KavitaBackup" rm -r $backupFolder fi echo "Creating new Kavita backup" cp -r $installFolder/config $backupFolder echo "Deleting Kavita" rm -r $installFolder echo "Installing new Kavita" cp -r /tmp/Kavita $installFolder echo "Deleting default config" rm -r $installFolder/config echo "Moving old config into install folder" cp -r $backupFolder $installFolder/config echo "CHOWN Kavita folder to kavita user and group" chown -R $kavitaUser:$kavitaGroup $installFolder echo "Make Kavita executable" chmod +x $installFolder/Kavita echo "Launch Kavita" systemctl start kavita.service echo "Cleaning up downloaded files" rm -r Kavita rm $architecture echo "Update process finished :)"

--2023-09-19 18:28:27-- https://github.com/Kareadita/Kavita/releases/download/v0.7.1.4/kavita-linux-arm64.tar.gz

Hey, Kavita creator here and noticed you don't have any mentions of Kavita for epub readers. Kavita is not a Calibre replacement, but has a built-in epub/pdf reader along with some series-based organization.

https://www.kavitareader.com/