There’s calibre, and then there’s everything else. Also take a look koreader. You can also use koreader from calibre
I hear these names thrown around a lot. I’ve only briefly tried Calibre, and not KOReader yet.
I’m kinda curious, what’s the difference between them and the roles they fill?
You already received a reply to this, but I recently had both installed and also recently reviewed my apps to uninstall duplicate-purpose apps.
KOreader looks like what comes on a Kindle, Nook, etc. I have it loaded on an old Kindle 4th Generation I inherited from my Grandpa. If you like eBook readers, this one is for you. Librera is for people who are Android users, especially those who download and store books on their devices. It follows more typical Android design conventions and functions more like a full eBook suite vs a reader tool.
I think I’m going to go with KOreader for my uses, but have immense admiration for the developers of both.
Librera is for people who are Android users
I’d reword this a little, to
Librera is better for people who are Android readers exclusively
Because if you’re the type who uses a dedicated e-ink device for reading, also having the same application and book library on your phone has some obvious benefits. But if your phone is your one reading device, you’d probably try the Android version of KOReader and be like “wtf is with this UI?”
Agreed on the exclusivity thing. Matching apps could be a big benefit. I don’t read across devices (or if I do, it is for different books), but I want to give cross-device syncing a try once I get my Calibre library all fixed up.
I used to use KOreader and calibre web NextGen together. But koreader isn’t nice to use on my current phone as the auto rotate doesn’t really work. So I moved to librera. I’m missing the progress sync, but since I mostly read on my phone, it’s fine.
pandoc file.epub -t plain > file.txt less file.txtinteresting approach
Based af
Firefox with some extension when in a pinch.
Otherwise, Calibre.
Calibre’s ereader is quite good.
I use Zathura. Not really meant to be an epub reader (ie missing ways to change the font)—afaik it just converts it to a pdf then displays the epub using the pdf engine. But it works fine for my purposes and means I can use my preferred pdf reader for epubs too.
same here! I prefer the simplicity of zathura, and whatever the default font is set to when I open the file tends to be what I want anyway, so no complaints. ^^
Calibre isn’t terrible and comes with a reader that can open books without adding it to the library.
I use foliate
I use baca (because i3) https://github.com/wustho/baca
It is web based, but I really enjoy using the flow epub reader.
Foliate is lovely on my tablet, and OK on my laptop.
I only read on mobile (android) using Readest but they do have desktop versions and I assume they’re just as good as the mobile version.
They just added functionality to play audio overlays (like from Storyteller), too, which is something I’ve wanted for a while.
I use epy from the command line. It’s available in the official Void repo, or in the AUR in Arch.
Calibreweb
Foliete FTW
You could look at the screen, but there’s also braille terminal support.
Some people do tts but that’s questionable, even if you don’t recognize that audiobooks aren’t reading, why burn power doing tts when you could just dl the mp3s instead and make it easier on yourself.
“don’t recognize that audiobooks aren’t reading”
What a cringe take.
If you could read youd be very upset by my reply.
E: it’s really cruel to just make a funny one liner response to you. Reading and listening are two wildly different types of cognition. There is no argument against that and I don’t intend to engage with anything you present claiming otherwise. If you want to win an internet argument by having the last word about it, here’s your chance.
For your own sake please incorporate reading, actual looking at the written word and translating it into ideas, into your life especially if you’ve moved away from doing so. The process of reading has been linked in many studies with improved cognition as you age. For your own sake and the sake of the people around you, read. Do not fool yourself into believing that listening or watching is the same as reading. It will only hurt you and people who go by your example.
Your name is literally troll account 69.
What a loser.
Please read. Listening to podcasts and audiobooks is no substitute. When you listen you’re thinking in a different way than when you’re reading and it’s important not to lose those cognitive capacities.
My entire job is reading bud. What are you even on about. It sounds like you should go work on that cognitive capacity.
Listening to audiobooks engages a different way of thinking than reading the written word does. Listening to audiobooks is not reading.
That isn’t to say it’s not fun or interesting or a way to occupy your mind but it’s not the same as reading.
Why are you still talking.
