Application to listen as great as Koreader?

[kolektor]

Koreader is a great program that replaces the standard reader installed in Pocketbook. Since I installed it, I don't intend to run the standard one anymore. Pocketbook with Koreader is great - I use it every day. But sometimes.... I also listen to audiobooks (that's why I bought the Era device).

However, I have a certain dissatisfaction here. Maybe the author of Koreader would think (or another programmer) to write a program to play audiobooks? The standard one supplied with Pocketbook (e.g. in Era or Verse Pro equipment) is very weak!

You can't take notes, save character descriptions, increasing the playback speed doesn't work correctly (after turning the application off and on, it doesn't remember the settings), the processor is heavily loaded, which is visible from the quickly draining battery. On Android, the best is Smart AudioBook Player. Wouldn't it be nice to create something similar for Pocketbook?

Maybe the author would think about the KoListen application? ;-)
Will there be any voices of support for the proposal? Are there those who listen to audiobooks from Pocketbook?

[Ebookus]

Maybe the author

it is a group effort at this point.

would think about the KoListen application? ;-)

I would not think that's ever happening... just use your phone.

[kolektor]

Originally Posted by Ebookus

it is a group effort at this point.
I would not think that's ever happening... just use your phone.

I don't agree with that either and I think you're wrong. A mobile phone was also once supposed to be used ONLY for calling, a computer for writing texts or calculations and a TV for watching TV programs, but each of these devices now does much, much more.

Since manufacturers have introduced Bluetooth to the Pocketbook and a speaker in other models, why can't there be a BETTER application for using these functions?

[Frenzie]

Originally Posted by kolektor

the processor is heavily loaded, which is visible from the quickly draining battery

I doubt that's avoidable. Ereaders have surprisingly small batteries for how long they last, but that's because they don't really do much of anything most of the time. Playing audio is doing something all the time.

Wrt the OP, there is potentially a relatively quick solution if you're willing to put in some leg work (but there are no guarantees whatsoever). If you can get something like termusic to work, and that's a big if, you can control it through the terminal plugin in KOReader.

Also strong emphasis on "something like." I merely did a quick search for "terminal music player" and that's the first result that popped up with support for remembering playback positions.

[Aleron Ives]

Originally Posted by kolektor

why can't there be a BETTER application for using these functions?

Writing applications is a lot of work, and the developers of homebrew software don't get paid. It won't happen until somebody decides that doing it would a fun side project. If it doesn't exist yet, then that means no such developer has appeared yet.