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What ebook reader to buy that works with selfhosted ebook library? (lemmy.world)

submitted 2 years ago by daninet@lemmy.world to c/selfhosted@lemmy.world

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[–] protokaiser@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago (4 children)

On the Kindle, you can email yourself e-books.

[–] Gorroth@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago

I use it with calibre. Works perfect. Even displays the book covers (no matter where you got them) as lock screen background of the kindle. Can absolutely recommend this!

[–] mojo@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Kindle doesn't work with epub which is what majority of ebooks are

[–] Waker@lemmy.ml 6 points 2 years ago (1 children)

It does work with epub now. They changed it not long ago (afaik)

[–] Changetheview@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

Can confirm it works now (not sure when change happened; pretty sure I’ve been using since early 2022). I regularly use epub on kindle.

They did recently drop mobi (or at least threaten to - they send me an email saying they are going to drop mobi capability after I send one to my kindle).

Kindle supported file types: • .EPUB • .PDF • .RTF • .DOC, .DOCX • .HTML, .HTM • .JPG, .JPEG, .GIF, .PNG, .BMP

https://www.amazon.com/sendtokindle/email

[–] zbecker@mastodon.zbecker.cc 1 points 2 years ago

@mojo @protokaiser

You can convert them to azw3 with calibre. It's what I do.

[–] daninet@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I wish to track progress across multiple platform without amazon. So far calibre web and kobo ebook readers look like the go to

[–] SheeEttin@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

You should put your requirements in your post.

[–] Squids@sopuli.xyz 1 points 2 years ago

Also idk about the newer ones but the old ones last forever. You might need to change their battery but that's not too hard. I got a kindle keyboard that's been going strong for over a decade now.

Also kindles work fine with calibre, you just need a different file format. Mine can read PDFs! (I do not reccomend reading PDF scans on a kindle)