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Originally Posted by Orangie
2. I have my ebooks stored on a media server/NAS (I think I have that right, I’m not the one who built it- basically a bunch of HDD in a housing unit, and we store a lot of our media on it and stream it on different devices in the house. I’m only, like, mid-level tech savvy at best when it comes to this stuff :P), because the files take up a lot of space. I’m curious to know if any of these readers would have the capability to allow me to access my ebook files that are stored on there instead of having to physically hook up my device to my PC and load them on with Calibre?
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The easiest way of sharing Calibre in a non device specific way from a NAS is to use COPS. It is really excellent and easy to install (at least it was for me, YMMV). You then end up with a library website you can browse to from any device on your WIFI and bingo, you can download to the device and start reading. The nice thing about it is that you won't need anything special on any device that uses this service other than a web browser. COPS even has an inline reader if you want to use that.
COPS is of course well discussed on this forum, the thread about it is heading for a million views..
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With regard to Onyx and privacy, you can use the device without registering it on Google Play or indeed with Onyx themselves. The amount of data that you share is entirely up to you. If you know what's good for you, as a minimum you need to install a PiHole and use a secure DNS tunnel on your network anyway, alongside all the usual browser controls. Again, a bit of googling will get you set up. Good luck!