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Recommend eReader for a self-hosted Kavita server? (alien.top)
submitted 2 years ago by [B] to c/main@selfhosted.forum
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I'm brand new to eBooks and have started building a large collection that I'm planning to self-host on a Kavita library. I haven't yet purchased an eReader. I don't need note-taking capabilities. I just want the best eReading experience with my own self-hosted library and am willing to pay for a better experience. Appreciate your patience with my noob question and thank you for your recommendations.

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[–] [B] 1 point 2 years ago (9 children)

calibre-web plays really nice with my kindle paperwhite.

just click the send to e-reader button on any book and it appears on the kindle, ready to go

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  • [–] [B] 1 point 2 years ago (5 children)

    Its even better with a Kobo, because you can set it up as a Sync server and "replace the Kobo Store" with your Calibre server. It makes it so any book you have on your server will appear like something youve purchased from the Kobo Store, and let you download it from the server to device, directly from your Kobo

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  • [–] [B] 1 point 2 years ago

    Can you link some tutorial about this? I don't need it now, because I have a Kobo N514 with 32 Gb microsd, but if/when I decide to buy a new one, I'll be forced to use your method. I already have all my books on a server on both Kavita, Ubooquity and COPS, so I just need the Kobo configuration part I guess.

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  • [–] [B] 1 point 2 years ago (2 children)

    any particular models you'd recommend? looking on ebay to maybe pick up a cheaper one to try this out, but loads of them seem to be very old. i know nothing whatsoever about kobos so a bit lost.

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  • [–] [B] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child)

    Not really - It depends on how you prefer the form factor. I liked the side handle of the kindle oasis, so I went with a Libra 2 during their holiday sales last year. If you like the normal form factor, then the Clara 2e/Nia is probably what you want (or an older model).

    You can't sideload audiobooks, so don't use that as a deciding feature of which one you pick up.

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  • [–] [S, B] 1 point 2 years ago (2 children)

    Thank you kindly for your reply. I've just started using Calibre to help me clean up my metadata. But I haven't explored Calibre-web. I was really hoping for a plex-like experience with kavita whereby I could casually peruse my library.

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  • [–] [B] 1 point 2 years ago

    In Calibre, you can also run a web server. On her Kindle Paperwhite, my wife simply goes to the "experimental web browser" and browse to 192.168.....:8080, which shows all the available books. From there she downloads the mobi version of the book she wants and done.

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