Ryan North's "How to Invent Everything" is a fast, fun read, but this horrific detail was news to me and confirmed that I'm VERY glad to live in #Aotearoa rather than on the other side of the Tasman, where even the plants want to kill you, horribly and painfully.
#nonfiction #humour #science @bookstodon #bookstodon #Kobo
Just ordered a Kobo Libra Colour so now the only money I’m paying that asshole Bezos is for a couple of S3 buckets that I haven’t had time to move off of AWS.
Very much looking forward to the time when his fascist collaborator ass doesn’t get a single euro cent from me.
(Another plus: Kobo works with Overdrive and I checked and Dublin libraries support it so you should be able to check out library books directly on the device. And I’m quite looking forward to a little bit of colour and the notetaking features.)
#UnplugTrump sollte vielleicht auch heißen, sich von dem EBook Monopol von Amazon zu trennen.
Anstatt eines #Kindle Geräts könnte man ein EReader von #Kobo nehmen – sind effektiv die #Tolino Geräte allerdings mit einem anderen Betriebssystem.
Wie heeft er ervaring met #Ereader in combinatie met de #onlineBibliotheek?
We hebben nu de #kobo Clara en de #pocketbook Verse Pro.
Bij de helft van de boeken gaat het naar de reader niet goed en komt er een leesfout of beveiligingserror.
#help
#boost
Holi :)
Llevo pensando unas semanas en comprarme un eReader, y no sé si me podría alguien ayudar. La cosa es que dados los últimos acontecimientos me gustaría evitar, por motivo obvios, comprarme un Kindle. Las otras opciones de marcas que conozco tipo Kobo tienen un precio por encima de lo que me gustaría y puedo pagar ahora mismo.
¿Conocéis alguna marca/modelo que sea compatible con la mayor cantidad de formatos posibles, y que en general sea cómodo en el uso y con software lo más libre posible (o fácil de liberar)? No pretendía gastarme más de 100 euros. ¿Quizá una opción sería comprarlo de segunda mano?¿Suele ser buena idea comprar este tipo de productos de segunda mano?
En general cualquier info me vendrá bien porque estoy un poco verde al respecto, la verdad :(
Calibre 8.2 ebook manager adds new Kobo firmware support, Kindle personal document marking, and bug fixes for macOS, Quickview, and KEPUB rendering.
https://linuxiac.com/calibre-8-2-brings-new-kobo-and-kindle-featureses/
Roughly one year after I trashed my Kindle Paperwhite, I concluded that I do need an ebook reader. Two main reasons are traveling and reading in bed at night.
As I no longer want to give my money to Amazon, I found two alternatives:
- Kobo Clara BW from the Japanese company Rakuten.
- Tolino Shine 5 by the German Tolino-Allianz.
Their specs are almost identical, Kobo sells for 150 EUR, Tolino for 100 EUR.
Has anyone experience (good or bad) with any of these?
i got my kindle some years back when i was just starting to understand the kind of shit companies like amazon do and now have a few books i bought that i haven't downloaded from the kindle store. anyway, i guess I'm too late for that anyway.
but off-late, I've been thinking about moving to something more in line with my philosophy and Kobo seems like a good place to move. i was, however, unable to find any online stores in india that sell Kobo eReaders. does anyone have any leads for this?
Ho un vecchio #Kobo Nia, il pulsante di accensione si è auto-distrutto. L'ho smontato ma non capisco come potesse funzionare il pulsante, idee?
Tochter liest inzwischen so viel und so schnell, dass sie meinen #tolino bekommt. Ganz uneigennützig natürlich. Aber leider muss ich mir jetzt ein neues Gerät zulegen. Es soll groß sein (bin alt, Gleitsichtbrille und so). Jetzt lese ich voll oft, dass man besser #Pocketbook nehmen soll. Und dann gibt es ja noch #Kobo. Ich lese nur Romane. Farbe fände ich schon auch schön, aber wahrscheinlich lohnt sich sowas nicht.
#Kobo have expanded their Kobo Plus subscription service to Singapore and Malaysia.
We recommend opting your Kobo books into Kobo Plus. There's no exclusivity requirement, but it is another way to get your books into the hands of readers.
https://kobowritinglife.com/2025/03/18/rakuten-kobo-launches-kobo-plus-in-singapore-malaysia/
Calibre 8.0: Wichtige Neuerungen für die beliebte E-Book-Software
Die Open-Source-Software Calibre erscheint ab sofort in Version 8.0. Das kostenlose Programm unterstützt Nutzer:innen bei der Verwaltung, Bearbeitung und Konvertierung digitaler Bücher.Mit dem neuesten Update er
https://www.apfeltalk.de/magazin/news/calibre-8-0-wichtige-neuerungen-fuer-die-beliebte-e-book-software/
#News #Services #Calibre80 #EBookManagement #KEPUB #Kobo #OpenSource #RSSFeeds #TextzuSprache #Volltextsuche
Owwwww 
Thanks to a very lovely sweet friend, who jokingly said "Good news, my Nan died" (this was based on a conversation that we had about an episode of Downton Abbey, just FYI 
), I was able to get the new Suzanne Collins book on my eReader!
Unfortunately, the account that I used when I set up the reader, was not the email that I use for the Bol Kobo store... So I had to logout and log in with the proper account.
It lost all my progress........ 
Which is a bummer........
But...
It did add the book to the reader. 
It's charging now, and then, I can start it soon!
Calibre Ebook Manager Improves Support for Kobo E-Readers
A new version of Calibre, the Swiss-army knife for e-book management is out, and it brings some notable new features for e-bookworms to dig into. Calibre 8.0.1 boasts improved support for Kobo e-readers, with Calibre now equipped to natively edit, view and convert Kobo’s proprietary KEPUB file format to regular EPUB files for reading on non-Kobo devices and apps (like Calibre itself). Additionally, users of Kobo devices can now use Calibre to convert EPUB to KEPUB automatically when sending books across, saving time and hassle of first converting and then sending. I’ll admit, I hadn’t heard of KEPUB before writing 
#News #AppUpdates #Calibre #Ebooks #Kobo
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/03/calibre-update-convert-kobo-kepub-files
Got a Kobo e-reader? The latest update to Calibre enables you convert to/from Kobo's KEPUB ebook files, which is handy! https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/03/calibre-update-convert-kobo-kepub-files
Calibre 8.0 Adds Full KEPUB Support and Enhances Compatibility with Kobo and Tolino E-Readers
Calibre 8.0 ebook manager adds native KEPUB editing, Kobo firmware support, folder-as-device connections, and major bug fixes.
https://linuxiac.com/calibre-8-0-brings-major-kobo-upgrade-and-kepub-support-arrive/
Is it possible to put Netgalley books on a Kobo reader? Brief search this morning says they changed their format to one that’s not currently supported on Kobo. Any options? #netgalley #kobo #bookstodon
Pixy's Journey 
