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Where and how to get books? (lemmy.world)
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I want to download books and read them on the go. First, where can I get books? I know about libgen, but I rarely find anything I want. Second, where can I read them on the go. I like the concept of e-ink. It doesn’t strain the eyes as much. Are there good cheap tablets I can load my books onto?

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Anna’s Archive and an e-reader

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago (5 children)

What kind of e-Reader. I only know about kindle, but I imagine it is not easy to get my on downloaded books on there. Also, the new ones are a bit to expensive for my price range.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

I have Kindle, simply download the file and share to Kindle. Bluefire reader can handle most formats, but for PDF, especially magazines, I use Sidebooks, displays them great on my iPad in landscape.

Edit: Try Mobilism for mags and books

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago

You simply cannot go wrong with the new Kobo Clara BW. Cheap, fast, repairable. It’s my favourite object.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

I use my Kobo with Calibre, an open-source piece of software to manage your library. Only had to log in once to the official Kobo account (when I first bought it).

Edit : not as awesome as the long-discontinued Sony e-reader, but I'm perfectly happy with it.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago

I use a 2011 second hand kindle. I convert the books with calibre to awz3 format and copy them over USB to the kindle. No amazon account needed.

[–] [email protected] -3 points 4 months ago

I personally use an InkPalm 5 Plus but you can use a Lemon Read S61P also.