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Recommend eReader for a self-hosted Kavita server? (alien.top)
submitted 9 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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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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[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months 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

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months 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.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months 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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