My Kobo Libra works perfectly with my self-hosted Calibre-Web, it syncs directly with it in the same way as it would sync with their online platform. You can also use both as it uses the later one as fallback.
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I’ve been trying to run this with a Libra but the calibre-web sync has been borked for awhile. Kinda frustrating, tbh.
as in it pulls everything you add to the calibre library on a schedule rather than pulling individually/manually like from OPDS? how do you pull this off?
Pretty much all the big brands work with Calibre.
I just use Kindle for my calibre/calibre-web stack, all within the KOReader app)
I’m interested as well. I hope there’s a different answer than Amazon Kindle, as I refuse to buy anything from them
I run Koreader on a Kobo Libra 2. I just connect to my OPDS catalogue on my Calibre-Web instance. It's not exactly a sync setup; it just gives me access to my library whenever I need to download something, and that covers my needs. There are several other sync options; check out Koreader's features here: https://github.com/koreader/koreader/wiki
If you like it and decide you want to it, go through the list of supported devices and see what sort of sync capabilities are available for them (support for Kobo devices seems to be the best/have the most options).
I have a Kobo Libre and with KoboCloud[1] it syncs automatically with Nextcloud and other cloud providers. It’s awesome.
There's this company, which makes ebook readers that don't seem to be tied to any particular vendor:
https://shop.boox.com/collections/all
They have so many models, though, that I have no idea where to start with them.
They use GPL and won't release the source. Fuck Boox
I have the Leaf 2 and like it a lot. Can be a little slow sometimes, but nothing worse than any other ereader I've used.
I just use Kindle for my Readarr/calibre/calibre-web stack.
Can you share your setup by any chance? Im using arr stack and its perfect, but failing with calibre + calibre web. I get to a point where I see books in calibre and can send test email, but calibre-web just hates me lol. I cant find a good guide that I can follow or just my skill level is not enough. Tried linuxserver images that usually work perfectly fine for me
Absolutely would be happy to! Shoot me a DM with what you have and what you're having trouble with, and I can try to help you out.
Amazing thank you! Im gonna refresh memmory tomorrow and come back to you.
I use a Kobo Libre 2 with Calibre Web to sync.
Do you use koreader? I primarily want to be able to switch between reading on my phone and my kobo.
No, I just use the built-in reader. I tried a couple of additional third party ones and my battery drain was pretty bad. Might have been a me problem though.
Been enjoying using my Boox Nova Air that connects to my Kavita through Moon Reader+. I just download my epub or PDF to read. That flow has been working like a charm to me.
Keep in mind that it's an e-reader, so it's black and white only. May be fine with you or you may want an iPad or an Android tablet for color and speed
EDIT
Have read also from my Kindle and Kobo library as it is an Android device and have both apps downloaded
I have a Kobo Forma and a Boox Lumi.
The Lumi is huge and works well for manga, especially considering the sad state of legally obtainable manga in the United States where everything requires proprietary Android apps, or if you want to do workbooks or something using the stylus. It's surprisingly good, even for things you wouldn't normally do an an ebook device. I've never used any of the smaller Boox devices so I can't say whether it's the same for all of them.
The Forma is a normal size so it's much more portable.
Both of them have wifi and you can run your own software on them, but I think running your own software on Kobo devices is less well supported than running your own software on Boox devices.
I have a Paperwhite 2015 version that I got back in 2016 for only $30 when they had a big sale on them to unload for their new version. Looks like on eBay that 2015 version goes for $30-50 today.
I transfer books to it via a USB using Calibre. It doesn't need nor do I connect it to WiFi. Newer models might also be able to work via USB only, I don't know, but I know my 2015 works that way.
My boy pointed me to this one the other day, it’s like completely open. Does not care where you get the book from and can do books and comics ( even though this particular model has a smaller screen)
Pocketbook Touch Lux 5 | E-Book Reader | Glare-Free & Eye-Friendly E-Ink Technology | 6ʺ Touchscreen with HD Resolution | Wi-Fi | Adjustable SMARTlight | Micro-SD Slot | E-Reader in Ink Black https://a.co/d/gXY8b2e
Onyx Boox Leaf 2, and use the OPDS feature of calibre(web) to download books and read them, all within the KOReader app
Not the answer you're looking for, but I have a self-hosted Calibre server and I stuck to a second hand Kindle I got. It would be neat to be able to browse my remote library like on the Kobo, but I'd rather buy what's second-hand, cheap and readily available (lots of these perfectly working pre-loved Kindles and Kobos). Transfer lots of books at once and I rarely have to do it since I read slowly. If you use it for magazines/news/comics, then other more libre and open recommendations seem quite good.
I am very happy with my Pocketbook. Can easily install koreader (an ebook reader app) and connecting to a calibre server on my local network works very well.
I used an Asus Android tablet (Android 7, it was OLD) with a giant SD card +& Moon+ Pro reader app. It syncs reading progress & bookmarks via Dropbox, WebDAV, or Google Drive. I moved to a Fire 10 that I added Google Play Services to. It can sync with my phone or any other Android device. I don't bother with calibre-web as I don't have a PC I can keep turned on 24/7 yet, so I just copy over my Calibre library to the SD card. 15k books, 512 GB SD card with ~300 GB left. Moon+ does take a bit to add new books to its database after I think 10k books.
selfhosted ebook library
Is that what we call hard drives, now? :P
I have two tablets, one 7" to read small books, and one 13" to read US Letter format books, I took the cheapest ones I found, disabled Google Play and installed F-Droid to install FOSS readers, and it just works perfectly. You really don't need anything specific to just read text, you just want to make sure that you can display an entire page on your screen in a size you're comfortable reading, otherwise PDFs becomes quickly insufferable.
Check out the Onyx Boox which might cost a bit more but run a version of Android.
I use a kobo- has a blue light filter, waterproof, backlight. Not sure about the selfhosted library, I throw everything into memory which is enough for thousands of books.
Anything but amazon.