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Best option for hosting ebooks and audiobooks? (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 year ago by gedaliyah@lemmy.world to c/selfhosted@lemmy.world

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It seems like thre are really only a couple of options, and I haven't found many review or examples that show enough detail to compare them.

Jellyfin has a bookshelf plugin that seems to be able to handle it. Audiobooks look to be accessed through the main client app, and ebooks through a companion app like JellyBook, which also claims to handle audiobooks.

On the other hand, there is Audiobookshelf, which specializes in audiobooks, but also claims to host ebooks. It has a number of client apps, but none that I found mention eBook reading.

I've found a couple of other solutions that seem more specialized. Maybe one of those?

I want to be able to read and listen on an Android device, preferably with a native app. I have a few comics, but mostly interested in books and audiobooks. I already have a Jellyfin server setup.

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[–] gedaliyah@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I ended up spinning up audiobookshelf. It's fine for audiobooks, and I immediately installed Lissen (alongside ABS) and it is clearly preferable to me.

Lissen does not recognize ebooks at all, and I also didn't have success with the comic book I tested on the ABS client, so I may try another service for those. For now audiobooks are the higher priority and I am very happy with those. Thanks for the input - I really appreciate it.

[–] hangonasecond@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

No worries! I've used the calibre app for ebooks in the past and it does quite well.