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Some do this and some dont. I personally find ebooks to be so small that it doesnt matter, but some people use the server client to keep track of where they were at on certain books, helpwith their large collection, share with others of the family, etc...etc... And I think books with pictures such as manga, magazines, or other such take up more room so it might make sense if you have a lot of those.
I personally like having the system auto-update my device with new books and convert into nice to read formats for my custom devices. It works out really well.
Calibre is what I would take a look at. There is a web version that has a couple of different setups. for docker this looks interesting:
https://github.com/linuxserver/docker-calibre-web
Ive also used yunohost (mostly for ease of use and backups) here: https://apps.yunohost.org/app/calibreweb
Its basically the same thing either way.
+1 For Calibre Web. I do not have an ereader device, but I do like having my collection on the server. I do a ton of reading since I couldn't tell you the last thing I watched on TV....it's probably be well over a decade. But reading, that's where it's at for me. I'm not into fiction or novels but rather Technology, History, that kind of stuff. In the evening, I have a small NUC running Mint and a bluetooth portable screen. Works out pretty well for me.
Nice.