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0 pointstheshrike791y ago0 comments

I think you can use Calibre-web as a "store" for Kobo devices pretty easily (basically swap one URL in a config file on the device).

I gave up on the synced reading position at the same time I sold my Kindle, but I can live with that.

Getting stuff on the device is a bit of a hassle too, because I can't exactly go plug it in to my NAS, but exporting 50+ books to a directory and copying them manually takes a few minutes and I'm set for a year or more - so it's time well spent :D

Having everything (except for comics) consolidated in one place is the main reason I tolerate Calibre's quirks and eccentricities. It's ... opinionated, but it's still by far the best tool available for the price.

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latexr1y ago

> Getting stuff on the device is a bit of a hassle too, because I can't exactly go plug it in to my NAS

Kobo can connect to Dropbox. They hide the option on older models but you can re-enable it with NickelMenu[1]. If you don’t want the Dropbox app installed on your machine, you can use Rclone[2] to sync files to it on demand. With a bit more setup, you can even set up Rclone on the Kobo itself and trigger it via NickelMenu to pull new books. This last part is a bit more involved.

[1] https://pgaskin.net/NickelMenu/

[2] https://rclone.org/

vincentkriek1y ago

Kobo Sync as it's called in the documentation (https://github.com/janeczku/calibre-web/wiki/Kobo-Integratio...) works very well, and is very easily enabled (updating a single line in a config file on the ereader that appears when you mount it on your computer).

It will convert books to Kepub automatically and you can select to only sync certain shelfs.

awill1y ago

If true this would be a huge reason to get a kobo over a kindle. I use calibre and have owned multiple kindle and just plug in once every few months to copy books over usb.

thawawaycold1y ago

nice to know! would be great to have some similar degree of support for boox devices but I gather it would be much more fiddly

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