/lit/ - Literature

Different anon here, is there an ereader which is literally only a book reader and which will allow me to copy gigabytes of pirated ebooks onto it? If they all come bundled with shopping apps and other useless stuff like that I'll just stick to my thinkpad

>>15967160
Kobo if you're a lazy faggot who can't be bothered to learn how to use Calibre properly and/or scared of le evil corporations.
Kindle if you don't give a fuck.
Just get one with a backlight and a cover because the screen is pretty fragile.

>>15967201
Literally all of them.
>gigabytes
No point in doing that and it's the mentality of a digital hoarder retard who will download 1000 ebooks and won't even read 50 in 5 years.
>If they all come bundled with shopping apps and other useless stuff like that I'll just stick to my thinkpad
You're thinking of tablets.

>>15967255
I was wondering why my EPUB to mobi conversions are often riddled with typos and weird substitutions for letters. What do

>>15967281
That's what you get when you buy a Kindle. Get an EPub reader so you don't need to convert EPubs.

>>15967160
Kindle, but go to whatever feels better on your hands / to your eyes over long period of time.

>>15967201
nonsense. daily you barely see the anything besides books and pages.
I say barely because 1- kindle suggests me new books when I am done (except for the copied ones). 2- it comes with dictionary that I can access by holding over a word.

If you want none of that you can always root your devices and install something of your flavor. Some devices are easier to root than others so check before you buy.

Also, you can always use Calibre to copy your books to whatever you want.

does it strain your eyes?
how does this work
i always read physical books and always handwaved these things cuz tedpilled & technology bad
but im considering buying it more and more

>>15967281
>I was wondering why my EPUB to mobi conversions are often riddled with typos and weird substitutions for letters.
This is almost impossible unless the source file has a weird encoding (most just use utf-8). I don't notice anything weird on that text you posted.
An EPUB is basically a zip file full of HTML and CSS code. Converting it to MOBI is just "copy pasting" all that text and zipping it into Amazon's proprietary version of EPUB (mobi, azw3). Sure you didn't mean from PDF?

Fiddling with the Do not add Detected Chapters and Do not add Table of Contents might produce a better TOC.

>>15967201
My kobo is just like a thumb drive that I can dump pirated epubs onto in seconds. From what I gather kindle doesn't let you do this you have to go through some gay app or something.

>>15967345
It's been 10 years, anon.
What does the cucked Eremite Bomber think of dumb people who can't do their own research of subjects already discussed quite often not only here but on different websites?
What does he feel about spoonfeeding?

>>15967281

nothing, unless you want to learn how to code/format your ebooks.

A lot of kindle format you get on amazon are just a bad conversion from word documents.

And the stuff you find online are scans > pdf > epub > mobi > epub > pdf > mobi...

I don't think there are any group fixing conversions.

>>15967346
V helpful, ty. and the pic I posted wasn't an example of typos, mb!

>>15967160
What if I want to read PDFs? Is buying a tablet or an $800+ ereader the only option?

>>15967345
Go to a store and see one for yourself, it's like reading off laminated paper.

>>15967201
That's literally what I do and why I brought an ereader in the first place. Just get anyone of them.

>>15967346
thanks anon this guide is great!

>>15967345
Nigga just buy one and stop being limited to reading only the books you can find near you or buying expensive books

>>15967349
No you don't. I always either mail them or send them via usb without using any "gay app".

>>15967255
>if you're a lazy faggot who can't be bothered to learn how to use Calibre properly
Having to "learn to use a program" is a sign that a program is designed poorly. Good design is intuitive. Besides being ugly, Calibre is also bloated. 104 MB for the installer? Fucking Electron apps are smaller.

>>15967359
>What does the cucked Eremite Bomber think of
well nothing anymore i assume
>Go to a store and see one for yourself
there are cameras there
>it's like reading off laminated paper
does it strain eyes?
>Nigga just buy one
*must consooooooooooooom*
>stop being limited to reading only the books you can find near you
why you tell me this? why force e to go? whats your agenda
im on to you agent

>>15967436
>shitting on the go to software for ebook conversion and e-library management that's been the standard for more than 10 years
Go suck on Steve Jobs dick, you attention whoring retard.
Also go back to /g/ or /sci/ where they care about this sort of autism.

>>15967422
Via USB meaning you plug it in, don't open any Kindle software, dump the files on like a thumb drive and they're readily available to read? When I read about both I got the impression you couldn't do that.

>>15967460
Not him, but it all depends on the format of the ebook you downloaded. Kindles natively support certain formats (mobi, azw3 are the standard), but it can also read txt, html, pdf (though it sucks) and a few more.

So if you go to b-ok.cc or download a .mobi from libgen you can copy paste the file like it was a pendrive. It's just that 75% of the ebooks you can find online are in EPUB. Which, btw, is not due to Kobos or Nooks' popularities or anything, but rather for how easier it was to abuse the e-stores download/refund and rip them from digital libraries like Overdrive.

>>15967436
I just use https://ebook.online-convert.com/convert-to-mobi to convert my ebooks

>>15967439
>there are cameras there
I am not asking you to steal one nigger, just go and ask them to show you an ereader
>why force e to go? Whats your agenda?
I literally just said that so you can read the best literature has to offer without being limited by what books are available at your nearest second hand bookstore, and that too at the lowest possible price, 99% of the time its just free

>>15967376
An ipad isn’t too expensive nowadays. It’ll probably run you around $250

>>15967460
Yes, just like that. Of course you have to download .azw, pdf, txt or .mobi and not .epub files but I feel they are getting widely available now, and .epub can always be converted to kindle on https://ebook.online-convert.com/convert-to-mobi

>>15967500
Oh ya I forgot no epub on Kindle that was my other reason for Kobo. It definitely seems to be the most popular format and works well...I fucking HATE pdfs they're always unreadable on the Kobo. Converting with calibre usually just yields unintelligible garbage.

>>15967376
>What if I want to read PDFs?
You can get some Boox models which go for $200-300 or so (they're Chinese Android tablets with an e-ink display, so you can find 7-10" screens).
Or get a preferably larger than 6" screen Kobo or Kindle and root them/install some other OS.

Or you can buy a regular LCD screen tablet.

>>15967519
Have you tried KindleGen? Just drag and drop your books onto the .exe file. EPUBs should work fine.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html?ie=UTF8&docId=1000765211

>>15967160
I have a Kindle Paperwhite from 3 years ago. My sister has an older kobo that has no back light. Kindle is much better.

>>15967596
i didn't even know about this, but sounds useful

>>15967160
Kobo Libra H20. It has all the features of the top of the line Kindle Oasis, but for $100 cheaper.

>>15967633
H2O*

>>15967540
hmmmm
but does it strain me eye?

>>15967892
You would know if you would take a look at it

>>15967892
>>15967540
also... i hope its not connected to internet?
no location tracking?

hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

>>15967904
noooo... but if u read for 8 hours for example, does it strain?
i can look at it but cant hold it at store for 8 hours right

>>15967921
With the backlight off e-ink looks just like paper. If you're in the dark, you have to turn a light and shine it on the screen. Glare may be an issue.
Kobos have the option to use a warm (orange) light, which is easier on the eyes. I keep the backlight at 1% and it's perfectly readable in the dark.

>>15968024
>Kobos have the option to use a warm (orange) light
So do kindle (oasis), I love this option

>>15968055
The Clara HD (direct competitor to the Paperwhite) costs half as much as an Oasis, though. It lacks waterproofing, but I can't imagine how many people would need it on an e-reader.

>>15968024
>With the backlight off e-ink looks just like paper. If you're in the dark, you have to turn a light and shine it on the screen.
nice nice nice
>Kobos have the option to use a warm (orange) light, which is easier on the eyes. I keep the backlight at 1% and it's perfectly readable in the dark.
not bad, which one do you have amigo?

also, does it track my location?
would you trust it with your life?
hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

>>15968088
I'm not arguing which is a better value for money, I just said that I love the feature

>>15968111
>not bad, which one do you have amigo?
Clara HD.
>also, does it track my location?
It does connect to the internet and asks you to set up an account, but you can fake the registration easily:
https://wiki.mobileread.com/wiki/Kobo_Touch_Hacking#Fake_registration
Also, as far as I know it's easier to mod Kobos, they're not locked down and don't require jailbreaking.
>would you trust it with your life?
Kobo explicitly advertises the ability to read CBZs, and are perfectly fine with sideloaded content. Do you think it's too good to be true and that all Kobos are actually honeypots?

>>15968214
>It does connect to the internet and asks you to set up an account
madness
>Do you think it's too good to be true and that all Kobos are actually honeypots?
not kobos specifically, the kindle ereaders too prob

i must protect my identity at all costs
CANNOT RISK

but thank you, kindhearted citizen

Kobo is /g/ approved

>>15968338
>madness
It's really to shill boomers into signing up for their storefronts. Some people mentioned you can just provide a fake e-mail, it's not needed to activate your account.
>the kindle ereaders too prob
To be fair, datamining e-readers wouldn't be that interesting. If they wanted to put you on a list, they would've done so the second you downloaded the book.
>i must protect my identity at all costs
>CANNOT RISK
And yet you're posting on a forum where you have to solve Google's captchas?

>>15967565
Unfortunately, Calibre does take a little bit of tweaking for perfect, no-frills conversions. There should be several guides on leddit to get it right, so all your conversions are perfect.

>>15967460
>Via USB meaning you plug it in, don't open any Kindle software
I have never used any of Amazon's programs to load books onto my kindle. I have an old kindle though, from 2012. When I plug it into my computer it is treated exactly like a flash drive and I just drag and drop books into a folder labelled "documents". I have never installed the Kindle program on my computer. I pirate shit all the time, and I buy books from amazon sometimes too and Amazon will let you download the azw3 file or whatever it's called, you just have to select "transfer from my computer" from the drop down menu where it asks how you want to deliver it to the device.

>>15968338
Dude if you're that paranoid you don't want an e-reader. Are you gonna trust some random no name one from China?

Get the Kobo, activate it with a fake protonmail account using a coffee shop wifi then turn wifi off and never go to that coffee shop again. It will be unable to connect to any other networks.

>>15967281
mobi is ancient and long outdated. use kfx or at the very least azw3

>>15967255
Digital hoarder retard checking in, how do I stop being this way? I never actually read any of the books I compile

>>15970508
By starting and reading them, retard

>>15967160
I grabbed a paperwhite Kindle because I was sick and tired of trying to read outside on a normal screen, and so far it's been pretty great. I especially like how long the battery life is. What I don't like is the price, but I figure in a year or two it's going to seem like pocket change in hindsight.

I would like tabs in the experimental browser, though. The inability to look at more than one page and swap between makes it hard to read stuff like chan pages or fanfiction without frustration.

One nitpick I have with the paperwhite (which I assume is something to do with how the screen renders text) is that as you scroll it is a little fucked up for a half second before it finds it's place.

>>15969619
Can confirm that new Kindle Paperwhites are the same. Got mine last week.

My book's never run out of battery or asked me to accept the terms.

>>15970649
Your books probably cost you money.

is there any difference between the tolino vision 5 and the kobo libra h2o?

>>15970729
Is it really that hard to check their specs and compare them side by side?

>>15970649
About 200mb of books also take up an entire messily packed bookcase. Being able to carry the equivalent of a library in pocket is a wonder that ancient scholars would have skinned hundreds of babies as a sacrifice to attain. It's literally fucking magic from the perspective of anyone born a century ago.

Honestly, I get concerns about privacy, but these things are miraculous.

Kindle paperwhite is great. Calibre is easy to use and the conversions are fine, you can pirate everything from libgen and directly email it to your kindle.

If you're learning another language the multi-lang dictionaries are very useful and it keeps a log of words you looked up so you can export them to Anki.

>>15970767
also, if you buy the one with ads. talk to chat and say you find the ads offensive. they'll remove them.

>>15970739
physically they seem to have the same specs but I was more asking for maybe differences in the OS

>>15970755
Why do I need to carry all of that on me at one time?
I agree, the data storage that we have is the dream of any ancient scholar. But between leaving my house and returning back home, I doubt I'm going to read more than a single book. Hence, I take a book off of the shelf and out with me.
Having your books physically existing within your home space also helps to keep them and their ideas within your mind. Having them buried within data storage makes them and their content easily forgettable. That's my experience anyway.
>>15970702
Yes, they do. They're about the only thing I don't pirate. They're mostly cheap used copies though, which I quite enjoy.

>>15970802
A quick check shows the Kobo is 7" and the other one is 8"...
It's literally the first time I've read that name of ereaders ever mentioned so I doubt anyone here owns one. It's probably some Chinese thing rebranded to look fancier that it is. Check Youtube for responsiveness and reviews.
>>15970806
Good for you. I'd rather have as many free books as I could possibly want even if I had to charge a device once every 2 weeks and had to register it that one time 8 years ago.
>their ideas within your mind
Ah, yes. How could I possibly live knowing I've forgotten the ideas of a Murakami novel or Harry Potter.

>>15970806
It's the convenience of deciding you wish you had brought something else, and there it is. It's also as small and thin as the lightest paperback. Honestly, it sounds like you have a book fetish than a love of reading, because I'm 100% certain that if you have a lot of books there are some gems on your shelf that in this instant you don't remember exist.

A third of my collection is in storage because my collection just got out of hand. There are books that I decide to re-read but would have to go dig through my crates to find. Now I can pick up a tablet or phone (because your Kindle/reader isn't the sole device you can use, remember) and read anything in my collection on a whim.

I'm even considering clearing my bookshelf and just putting an old Kindle on the middle shelf as a joke.

>>15970755
>Honestly, I get concerns about privacy, but these things are miraculous.

What concerns? Never connect your reader to the internet and pirate all your books. Who's gonna collect your data?

>>15967345
No each cell gets a positive or negative charge causing ink to float or sink, if you turn the backlight off theres 0 difference to your eyes

>>15970537
I feel the best way to read fanfics is to make them into a book from a website like omnibuser.com

>>15970912
that joke would say a lot about our society

Neither, because neither have fucking usb-c in current year. Is it so much to ask for
>USB-C
>Backlight
>Physical buttons
>Epub
and now all these faggots are moving into colour, they can't even get the basics right.

>>15971807
Why the fuck would you need backlight for? Front light instead of back light is literally half the point of those things

>>15971839
I'm actually retarded and meant front light

>>15971769
I agree, but the issue there is knowing what you are going to read all the way through. Most fanfics that feel like they are going to be good get real shitty real fast, so you could spend some time prepping them for reading, and find it was a waste of time. Thus the need for tabs. Open four or five stories and close the shitty ones, and generally have one or two left.

>>15967160
kobo aura one, i'm having one and it's perfect

>>15970912
Convenience is a good reason, and one of the few I can find. I am personally prone to being distracted from what I'm reading by another book before I've finished the first one, so for that reason, I'm better off with one book on me at a time.
I could say the same about you, that you have a fetish for tech, as opposed to actually reading. I do have a lot of books on the shelf, some are absolute gems, some are complete shit, and some are in the middleground. I'm sure your ebook reader probably has a similar distribution of quality, and I'm sure you couldn't create a complete list of them from your memory either. I fail to see how that shows I have a book fetish and don't enjoy reading, or how anything you said applies to books but not ebooks.
I'm not without a phone or a computer that I also use every day to read things I either can't get or don't want in print.
I'm not telling you not to use your ebook reader. I simply find them to be more trouble than they're worth, and I find the physical presence of a book to be irreplaceable.

>>15970579
Oh cool. I might upgrade soon, the kindle I have now has a screen that is barely five inches tall. I want something a little bigger.

>>15972153
>n-no you
>I find the physical presence of a book to be irreplaceable
Convincing.

>>15967160
I chose a Kindle PW over the Kobo Clara. My main reason for doing so is that the Kindle is waterproof and I read outdoors frequently. If you get Calibre and use """online libraries""" it doesn't really matter which you get. Haven't payed for a book since I got the Kindle. As for the different file types (kindle can only use PDF, mobi, and azw3 iirc), I've been able to get just about everything I wanted in the right format, though epub is more common. Worst case scenario you still have access to Amazon's giant ebook store. Take the ebook pill.

why does everyone recommend the Paperwhite over the regular Kindle?
i've looked at them side-by-side and didn't notice a difference. yea it's waterproof and has twice the storage, but the most basic Kindle already has more storage than i'll ever use and i'm not going to read outside in the rain.

>>15973900
oh and $40 more for the Paperwhite. i got a refurbished Kindle with no ads on sale for $60.

>>15973900
It has a better screen. Also what you mentioned. For me the extra money was worth it for the PW. I'll probably upgrade to the Oasis when (if) my PW dies.
>The main difference is how sharp it is, as while the basic Kindle’s screen is 167 pixels per inch, the Paperwhite is 300 pixels per inch, so text looks crisper and closer to how it would appear printed on paper.
https://www.techradar.com/news/amazon-kindle-vs-kindle-paperwhite

What do I get if I want to read in the dark?

>>15974537
You can turn the brightness down for both, but Kobo has an orange light feature that some people like. Never tested the Kobo, but the minimum brightness setting on the kindle is completely comfortable for in-the-dark reading imo.

ipad pro

>>15974537
a lamp

>>15967345
>tedpilled & technology bad
if either of those were true, you wouldn't be posting on here, you're just a hipster

I think it's the kind of a thing where it's not worth to cheapen out on since you gonna use it a lot and frequently, like a phone. So if you're going to buy it, I'd reccomend buying something new and expensive. I got paperwhite 2 and have been using it for past year or so, i'm quite unhappy with the screen size, limited format reading and how certain books just don't look that good on it. And I prefer reading in my native language which is harder to find books than in english.
But I do love having an ereader, I prefer it to physical books even and I'll probably buy an expensive ass new one if I decide to get a job.

>>15967201
I got a nook and have no issues with this

>>15975286
even ted wasnt so binary in his views, he was not against ALL technology
cmon man youre better than that

also, you cant possibly know my situation and where im posting from, smd

>>15967160
Kindle, but that's only because I bought the first 400$ kindle when it came out, I was so excited about the possibilities of e-readers.