Are any of you hosting their own E-Books? If so which Software are you using and is it compatible with the E-Reader of your choice (if you use one)?
I don’t have an E-Books nor do I have an E-Reader, but I’m considering to dig deeper into the business and wanted to hear your stories.
Yes, many people host their own e-books using platforms like Calibre, Sigil, or Pressbooks, which allow for easy formatting and distribution. Calibre, for example, is highly compatible with most e-readers, making it a popular choice. If you’re just starting, you might also explore websites that let you download free softwares for e-book management, giving you the flexibility to test different formats before committing to a specific tool.
I use Jellyfin. You have to install the Bookshelf plugin (or at least I didn’t the time I set it up, may be a default now). Saves progress, and gives me one less service to manage as I use Jellyfin for Movies, TV, and Music libraries already.
I do this too. When I want a better reader I just download the book to my device and read it with any number of apps
Just copy to the reader?
Calibre Server to host.
KOreader to install on my favorite reader and direct connect to calibre.
Pocketbook as my favorite reader.
Kindle screens are very good , but eff Bezos
An iPad is versatile, but then Apple…
But FOR ME, I cannot read books on a computer screen, it is just too awkward.
So yes I iPad.
Ooo. Thank you.
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Kobo with calibre-web sync has been great. Calibre-web github.
Honestly I’ve been using Google play books for years, just upload pdf or epub and you have it on phone, ipad and computer. Plus it remembers how far you are on between devices.
Readarr for storing on own server, before I upload them.
I use Calibre with FBReader on a few android devices. You set up calibre as a web server and FBreader just connects to it directly. It stores reading position on Gdrive or dropbox, unfortunately not on NC or other self-hosted storage.
Using a Kobo reader with Calibre & Calibre-web to serve the books.
Setup a shelf on web, create a sync token on web. Add token to the Kobo config, automatically syncs any books that are added to the shelf. This replaces the Kobo store api for syncing, but I don’t use it so no biggie for me.
Did you have to do anything special to get the Kobo sync working? I followed the instructions and nothing worked for me …
I just followed the instructions here and it worked right away.
I shall try again, thanks!
Just set it up and working perfectly, thanks!
I don’t like Ubooquity, but Calibre somehow seems worse.
Audiobook server does work with ebooks.
Calibre-Web for serving, Calibre in a container to automatically ingest from designated folder, and Apple Books or GoodReader to read.
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I manage my library on my laptop with Calibre, then replicate that to a server with Syncthing and serve it up via OPDS with COPS:
https://github.com/seblucas/cops
I like this because COPS is simple and easy to set up. It does just what I need and nothing else.
I read on a old jailbroken Kindle Paperwhite running KOReader.
I’m using https://www.kavitareader.com/ with Moon+ Reader. Kavita supports OPDS feeds, which is perfect.
Syncthing on my Kobo and all other devices where I want access to my books.
