Using Cloud Service with Calibre Companion vs a Local Calibre Server

[DoctorOhh]

Originally Posted by varaonaid

One question about Moon+ Reader Pro and its syncing... does it use the Dropbox/Google Drive cloud just for syncing the reading location of the book?

Just the reading location, unless you choose the option to (after a book is opened) have it back that book up to the cloud.

[varaonaid]

Originally Posted by DoctorOhh

Just the reading location, unless you choose the option to (after a book is opened) have it back that book up to the cloud.

Thanks. That's super helpful. I don't have a large enough Dropbox account to sync everything but I can manage page locations. This is helping me to hone in on what setup I want to go with.

[varaonaid]

I should have checked into this sooner but does anyone know what the limit is for books uploaded to your Kindle account? I'm sure there is some limit but I don't know if it's number if books, total space allowed, if you can buy additional space, or if it's just free and unlimited. I realize the latter is unlikely but I suppose I can dream. Any info on this would really help. l suddenly realized that the idea of uploading to Kindle was entirely dependent upon the space allowed and I don't know what that is! Thanks so much!

[eschwartz]

5 GB total space.

[kovidgoyal]

Originally Posted by chaley

That said, reading using a browser on a phone or a tablet isn't a particularly good idea. It requires connectivity. Performance depends on the cell network speed. It won't be "app like".

Just FYI -- the in browser reader does not require connectivity after the initial book download (it stores the book in local storage). There's a reason that developing it is taking me so long

[chaley]

Originally Posted by kovidgoyal

Just FYI -- the in browser reader does not require connectivity after the initial book download (it stores the book in local storage). There's a reason that developing it is taking me so long

Excellent

[varaonaid]

Originally Posted by kovidgoyal

Just FYI -- the in browser reader does not require connectivity after the initial book download (it stores the book in local storage). There's a reason that developing it is taking me so long

Ohhhh, this is brilliant! It will be exactly app like, if that's the case since my understanding is that it will (at least eventually) sync the last read location, if not other things too. Is there by chance a timeline somewhere I can follow to see when this is expected to be released and learn more about it as it develops over time? (I'm assuming it hasn't been release yet, please correct me if I'm wrong.)

This may allow me to altogether ditch my concerns about having to upload books to Kindle Personal Docs for easy sync. Awesome work, Kovid!! You're a freaking genius.

[kovidgoyal]

Yes, it will allow syncing of last read position and all annotations, in general, eventually.

As for following its progress, you can always run the new server like this:


calibre-debug --new-server -- --auto-reload /path/to/calibre/library/folder

if you run calibre from source. However, the reader is nowhere near ready yet. I will make a beta announcement for calibre 3.0 when it nears completion, at which time people will be welcome to test it out and provide feedback.

[eschwartz]

I've been glancing at it every now and then, and what I've seen is pretty nice.

It looks like the server aspect is pretty well done by now. It's a lot fancier than the previous one, too.
You're not kidding when you say the reader is nowhere near ready -- It seems to only show the cover, and right now not even that:

Spoiler:

ERROR: calibre upgraded!
A newer version of calibre is available, please click the reload button in your browser.

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/home/eschwartz/git/calibre/src/calibre/utils/ipc/simple_worker.py", line 274, in main
    res = {'result':func(*args, **kwargs)}
  File "/home/eschwartz/git/calibre/src/calibre/srv/render_book.py", line 310, in render
    Container(pathtoebook, output_dir, book_hash=book_hash)
  File "/home/eschwartz/git/calibre/src/calibre/srv/render_book.py", line 76, in __init__
    self.virtualize_resources()
  File "/home/eschwartz/git/calibre/src/calibre/srv/render_book.py", line 160, in virtualize_resources
    parts = decode_url(href.split('|')[1])
  File "/home/eschwartz/git/calibre/src/calibre/srv/render_book.py", line 45, in decode_url
    return decode_component(parts[0]), parts[1] or ''
IndexError: list index out of range

But it wasn't like I expected it to work -- it was funny though to see it reprimand me for having "upgraded" calibre.

[kovidgoyal]

That particular error is now fixed. As for the state of the reader, it should be able to show you an entire book, though currently only in flow mode, not paged mode. And you have to use the mouse wheel or arrow keys to scroll -- no support for taps/swipes yet.

[eschwartz]

Now it seems to be looping weirdly through the first two "chapters"...

[kovidgoyal]

Originally Posted by eschwartz

Now it seems to be looping weirdly through the first two "chapters"...

Now fixed.