Eternal question :)

MarcoNancy · 02-19-2021, 10:27 AM

Hello (i used google traduction),

I'm a real beginner in e-readers but I know how to set up a web-caliber server:

I am looking for an e-reader which connects to a web-caliber server and which recognizes ALL formats (ebook, cbz, pdf, etc ...). I would like to be able to read all my books wherever I find myself ... There are too many of them and I don't know how to find my way around ... Could you please help me?

I'm sorry for this question, I think others have asked it before, but I don't have the patience to search the forum

PeterT · 02-19-2021, 10:44 AM

Something tells me you'll be best suited to an Android based tablet.

slkissinger · 02-19-2021, 11:01 AM

I think we may need to know more about you, and other wishes or needs you have for a device. For example, where are you located? I wouldn’t want to recommend a type which is difficult to obtain in your location.

Another question I have is if eink screen is important (potentially less eye strain for long reading sessions), or it isn’t that important?

Any other needs vs wishes? Audio? Size?

issybird · 02-19-2021, 04:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MarcoNancy

I'm sorry for this question, I think others have asked it before, but I don't have the patience to search the forum

So you don’t want to waste your own time trying to find an answer to your issue, but you expect the members to waste theirs helping you?

rkomar · 02-19-2021, 05:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by issybird

So you don’t want to waste your own time trying to find an answer to your issue, but you expect the members to waste theirs helping you?

In this forum, I would definitely expect it. Just try to stop them telling you what's right.

Thasaidon · 02-19-2021, 08:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rkomar

In this forum, I would definitely expect it. Just try to stop them telling you what's right.

MarcoNancy · 02-20-2021, 03:18 AM

First of all thank you for your answers !
- I live in France.
- E Ink is an option?
- I currently have an Ipad Mini but at night but with the "night" function does not suit me. I rarely go there, but at the beach I can't see the screen very well

- I don't need audio and the maximum size is that of the iPad mini to hold it with one hand!

slkissinger · 02-20-2021, 08:13 AM

I am going to start by saying yes, eink is an option if you want to connect to a Calibre web server and grab a book from your personal library. I do it all the time. The eink device needs to be able to connect to the internet (WiFi needs to be available), and the device have a web browser....which just about every device does these days. They might call it an “experimental” browser, but it still works to connect to Calibre web. Sometimes I have to say http://mypublicipfor.my.Calibre.me:123456/mobile. (The /mobile is the important part) but it works fine.

Now that you know eink is a choice, for Europe / France... I’m not from there, but check out Pocketbook, and Onyx Boox. There is of course always Amazon Kindle too. But I think as a Calibre person you may like pocketbook or boox more.

I have tried a boox (a year + ago), and I have pocket book touch hd 3. I personally like the pocketbook over the boox, but everyone is different in needs and wants. Both make a device of about the same diagonal size as an iPad mini

JSWolf · 02-20-2021, 09:40 AM

Given some of the formats you want to read, a 10.3"screen is the size you want to be able to read comfortably.

02-19-2021, 10:27 AM	#1
MarcoNancy Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2021 Device: none	Eternal question :) Hello (i used google traduction), I'm a real beginner in e-readers but I know how to set up a web-caliber server: I am looking for an e-reader which connects to a web-caliber server and which recognizes ALL formats (ebook, cbz, pdf, etc ...). I would like to be able to read all my books wherever I find myself ... There are too many of them and I don't know how to find my way around ... Could you please help me? I'm sorry for this question, I think others have asked it before, but I don't have the patience to search the forum

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02-19-2021, 10:44 AM	#2
PeterT Grand Sorcerer Posts: 12,168 Karma: 73448616 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Toronto Device: Nexus 7, Clara, Touch, Tolino EPOS	Something tells me you'll be best suited to an Android based tablet.

02-19-2021, 11:01 AM	#3
slkissinger Connoisseur Posts: 80 Karma: 2177726 Join Date: Jun 2011 Device: Multiple Kindles, Pocketbook Touch HD3, Kobo Clara HD, Xiaomi InkPalm	I think we may need to know more about you, and other wishes or needs you have for a device. For example, where are you located? I wouldn’t want to recommend a type which is difficult to obtain in your location. Another question I have is if eink screen is important (potentially less eye strain for long reading sessions), or it isn’t that important? Any other needs vs wishes? Audio? Size?

02-20-2021, 03:18 AM	#7
MarcoNancy Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2021 Device: none	First of all thank you for your answers ! - I live in France. - E Ink is an option? - I currently have an Ipad Mini but at night but with the "night" function does not suit me. I rarely go there, but at the beach I can't see the screen very well - I don't need audio and the maximum size is that of the iPad mini to hold it with one hand!

02-20-2021, 08:13 AM	#8
slkissinger Connoisseur Posts: 80 Karma: 2177726 Join Date: Jun 2011 Device: Multiple Kindles, Pocketbook Touch HD3, Kobo Clara HD, Xiaomi InkPalm	I am going to start by saying yes, eink is an option if you want to connect to a Calibre web server and grab a book from your personal library. I do it all the time. The eink device needs to be able to connect to the internet (WiFi needs to be available), and the device have a web browser....which just about every device does these days. They might call it an “experimental” browser, but it still works to connect to Calibre web. Sometimes I have to say http://mypublicipfor.my.Calibre.me:123456/mobile. (The /mobile is the important part) but it works fine. Now that you know eink is a choice, for Europe / France... I’m not from there, but check out Pocketbook, and Onyx Boox. There is of course always Amazon Kindle too. But I think as a Calibre person you may like pocketbook or boox more. I have tried a boox (a year + ago), and I have pocket book touch hd 3. I personally like the pocketbook over the boox, but everyone is different in needs and wants. Both make a device of about the same diagonal size as an iPad mini

02-20-2021, 09:40 AM	#9
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 73,998 Karma: 128903378 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	Given some of the formats you want to read, a 10.3"screen is the size you want to be able to read comfortably.