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[–] [email protected] 5 points 5 months ago (8 children)

In 2020 I bought a new tablet just so I could get back to reading books.

99% of time I've used it for YouTube.

I'm getting back to reading more ebooks just now, OK?

(A local ebook store said it's quitting this month. As I was transferring my EPUB purchases to Google Play Books, I realised I hadn't actually used this app for ages. Despite, you know, it being one of the few ebook readers I like.)

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago (6 children)

You might try out FBReader. It has lots of options to customize it, and you can store your books in Calibre where it can access them via OPDS instead of getting locked into some online BS like Google.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (5 children)

Oh wow, FBReader was literally the first Android EPUB reader I used... In 2013 or so. I guess I need to see how it has improved since then.

Also, Calibre and I have a strong frenemies relationship. Once upon a time I wanted to meticulously download, de-DRM, catalog and locally archive all of my ebooks. But while Calibre has the technological chops to do it, usability is a bit quirky. I actually just installed Calibre at my current system and will bring over my old ebook library as soon as I dig up my old laptop. And also bring over about a decade of Kindle purchases (most unread, yeah).

Edit: Wikipedia on FBReader:

In 2015 the software for all platforms became closed-source: the old open-source code hasn't been updated since. The Android app was split into Free and Premium versions,

Awwwww crap. Hope there's an actually maintained open source fork.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago

I use Book Reader (it's on F-Droid) for my phone, which works well enough... don't know how it performs on a tablet or if it has the features you're looking for.

I would wholeheartedly recommend a dedicated e-reader with E-Ink display for more 'serious' reading (I have a Tolino for the evenings/bed. Depending on where you are located you could also look into PocketBooks or Kobos... just make sure they're not chaining you to a closed ecosystem like Kindles).

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