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E-reader news - Rakuten Kobo relies on too many 3rd parties for their e-reading software (goodereader.com)

submitted 2 months ago by VoidCrow99@piefed.world to c/ereader_community@lemmy.ml

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Kobo is relying too heavily on 3rd parties for their software, such as Dropbox, Overdrive, Pocket, and Device Repairs. This is coming to haunt them.

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[–] Waphles@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Well sure, that’s why we should all be using koreader (on every device not just Kobo)

[–] accideath@feddit.org 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

How would koreader make my experience better on kindle (that I don’t connect to the internet and use entirely with calibre)?

[–] Waphles@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

Good question. I used my kindle in the same way, and I found Koreader was just more feature rich (and snappier). The dark mode I was missing was back and when I opened it, it went straight to my library instead of a dumb storefront. It might not be worth the effort if you are satisfied with your experience of a kindle in airplane mode with your calibre library on there, but I enjoy the features and the open source aspect.

(Edit: I forgot to mention that I now use a Kobo Clara color after my old oasis died)

[–] accideath@feddit.org 1 points 2 months ago

Hm, may be worth a look. Thanks.