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Here Are Your Choices for a Self-hosted eBook Server
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this post was submitted on 17 Feb 2026
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I tried Calibre web and Kogma.
Calibre is just bad software at this point, it's clunky and not really designed as a server.
Kogma was fine, but a web only interface made it hit or miss. The big selling point for me with audio bookshelf was the ability to download local copies.
Thx! We coulf call it an ebook library then and not a reader.