Best app for library/book reading?

[Quoth]

Paragraph Indent, no space between paragraphs and other things can automatically be set when you convert to epub in Calibre from AZW3. I view azw3 first before setting the options.

I even convert epub to epub with fixed settings (no edit) from PD sources.

[jospalau]

Originally Posted by Quoth

Paragraph Indent, no space between paragraphs and other things can automatically be set when you convert to epub in Calibre from AZW3. I view azw3 first before setting the options.

I even convert epub to epub with fixed settings (no edit) from PD sources.

Yes, I have reconverted a few times the whole library. I presume I could set all these attributes in Look and feel in Calibre and it would work for most all the ebooks. I may give a try it so I don't have to enable tweaks for most of the books.

I also am appending to the metadata title of the book the pageno and wordsno attributes calculated by the Count Pages. Do you think is a good idea? Moon+ Reader is the only program calculating word number as far as I know.

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[Quoth]

I looked at MoonReader and decided Lithium, Aldiko Basic, Bluefire and Pocketbook all far better. Even KOReader is better.
But I mostly read and entirely proof/annotate on a Kobo Sage. Kobo models are best for metadata management.

From all PD sources I use I know their defaults and every title gets converted on adding to Calibre, without a preview.

On bought ebooks I always view the original first to see what settings needed. Sometimes I edit those in Calibre.

I don't need to tweek CSS on an ereader.

Since I also pass on PD ebooks to the rest of the family that's important.


BUT I never add library ebooks to my Calibre. I read them only in the app recommended by our library.

[jospalau]

Originally Posted by Quoth

I looked at MoonReader and decided Lithium, Aldiko Basic, Bluefire and Pocketbook all far better. Even KOReader is better.
But I mostly read and entirely proof/annotate on a Kobo Sage. Kobo models are best for metadata management.

From all PD sources I use I know their defaults and every title gets converted on adding to Calibre, without a preview.

On bought ebooks I always view the original first to see what settings needed. Sometimes I edit those in Calibre.

I don't need to tweek CSS on an ereader.

Since I also pass on PD ebooks to the rest of the family that's important.


BUT I never add library ebooks to my Calibre. I read them only in the app recommended by our library.

How even KOReader is better? KOReader is the best one


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[JSWolf]

Originally Posted by Quoth

Paragraph Indent, no space between paragraphs and other things can automatically be set when you convert to epub in Calibre from AZW3. I view azw3 first before setting the options.

I even convert epub to epub with fixed settings (no edit) from PD sources.

If the code for the eBook is that bad that it needs to go ePub > ePub, the book is not worth reading.

[Quoth]

Originally Posted by JSWolf

If the code for the eBook is that bad that it needs to go ePub > ePub, the book is not worth reading.

It is if you want it and no-one else has it. I've often had "fix" ebooks bought and produced by major publishers.

I'm not going to boycott a title because the formatting was stupid. Not going to cut off my nose to spite my face.

[JSWolf]

Originally Posted by Quoth

It is if you want it and no-one else has it. I've often had "fix" ebooks bought and produced by major publishers.

I'm not going to boycott a title because the formatting was stupid. Not going to cut off my nose to spite my face.

The code has to be so bad that the only way to fix it is ePub > ePub. If the code is not that bad, get out the editor and fix it by hand. It's what I do.

[jospalau]

Originally Posted by JSWolf

The code has to be so bad that the only way to fix it is ePub > ePub. If the code is not that bad, get out the editor and fix it by hand. It's what I do.

@Quoth suggested to me to reconvert my epubs to remove all having to do with spacing between paragraphs, margins... so that way I don't need to apply some style tweaks I was applying in KOReader.

I presume I could have gone one by one to do it manually but I have around 500 files and that would take me a lot of time and maybe I could introduce errors. That's why I made ePub to ePub conversion for all the files in Calibre.

All my books come from Amazon, mobi or azw3, and I convert them with Calibre to epub since I just want epubs. So all the files have been manipulated in Calibre anyways.

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[skillachie]

Originally Posted by betelguese

I'm new to Android, what is the best app for book/library? I mainly do reading of textbooks in pdf/epub format, thanks

Reading for academic or learning purposes? Might I suggest you give BookFusion a try for DRM free books ? You will be able to read on Android and have your highlights and annotations synced across all devices. https://play.google.com/store/apps/d...android.reader

Some of the highlighting and annotations features:
https://www.reddit.com/r/ObsidianMD/...sidian_plugin/


Our Android app is currently being improved to provide the same functionality currently possible in iOS and Web.

[cartz]

I prefer Librera Reader over both Moon Reader and KO Reader. It's available on f-droid.

[JSWolf]

Originally Posted by cartz

I prefer Librera Reader over both Moon Reader and KO Reader. It's available on f-droid.

How well does Librera Reader respect the CSS?

[jospalau]

Originally Posted by JSWolf

How well does Librera Reader respect the CSS?

I have had Librera Reader for 3 years, paid version which I think is the same without ads. For me it doesn't matter if it respects or not the CSS since I just read text books. It simply doesn't have all the functionalities that Moon+ Reader has, like integration with other apps like WordReference, themes (profiles), statistics, straightforward ways to manage books in lists or pinning them. Only KOReader is better. But that's only my opinion

What is all the fuss with BookFusion? I just installed it and it looks very simple. It is not even free. What am I missing here? What benefits does it has for people who don't use iOS at all? Does it run on Kobos?

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[JSWolf]

Originally Posted by jospalau

I have had Librera Reader for 3 years, paid version which I think is the same without ads. For me it doesn't matter if it respects or not the CSS since I just read text books. It simply doesn't have all the functionalities that Moon+ Reader has, like integration with other apps like WordReference, themes (profiles), statistics, straightforward ways to manage books in lists or pinning them. Only KOReader is better. But that's only my opinion

What is all the fuss with BookFusion? I just installed it and it looks very simple. It is not even free. What am I missing here? What benefits does it has for people who don't use iOS at all? Does it run on Kobos?

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Moon+ is garbage. But if you are unabe to know if Librera respects the CSS then it too is garbage. A good app for reading will respect the CSS. If it doesn't respect the CSS well enough, it's garbage.

So does Librera respect the CSS or is it garbage?

[jospalau]

Originally Posted by JSWolf

Moon+ is garbage. But if you are unabe to know if Librera respects the CSS then it too is garbage. A good app for reading will respect the CSS. If it doesn't respect the CSS well enough, it's garbage.

So does Librera respect the CSS or is it garbage?

Amen 🤣

I just use simple books so someone else can provide information about ReadEra respecting the styles. For me, as long as paragraphs are indented and a little bit else is enough.

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[JSWolf]

IMHO, recommending reading apps that either are garbage or you don't know is a bad idea. The thing is to find a good app to use for reading.