What is KOReader for ebook readers? -Why I prefer using it on all my e-readers

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What is KOReader for ebook readers? -Why I prefer using it on all my e-readers

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In this tutorial I try to explain what KOReader for ebook readers is and why I prefer using it. KOReader runs on almost all Kobo e-readers, Android based e-Readers like the Onyx Boox and Bigme ebook readers, PocketBook e-readers and also on some older Kindle e-readers. I run it on all my e-readers that I use and everything in sync. I use it on my Kobo Clara 2e, Kobo Libra H2O and Onyx Boox Palma. I also has it on my Bigme 751c but I don't use that reader much because it has a color Kaleido 3 screen. I don't like them because they are too dark for reading. You can even install KOReader on a normal Android phone or tablet.
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@user-ps3gr3ed1z 3 ай бұрын

Migrating from Kindle / Calibre and this video was exactly what I needed. Thank you so much!

@svartling 3 ай бұрын

I’m glad you liked it

@neeltheother2342 3 ай бұрын

Going from Kindle to Calibre or going from both? Of course a main benefit of Koreader is downloading wirelessly from Calibre...

@nothingnessforever-w1g 3 ай бұрын

Great to see this. Thank you! Do any of your videos cover how the vocabulary builder in koreader works?

@svartling 3 ай бұрын

Not yet no.

@SteamyPMcGee 3 ай бұрын

Good demo and interesting software, i can see the use. I'm in amazon kindle ecosystem so cannot utilise it at present.

@svartling 3 ай бұрын

Ok no KOReader can only be installed on older kindle devices.

@SteamyPMcGee 2 ай бұрын

@svartling I've just pre ordered the boox go 10.3 and am revisiting KOreader as an option, does it work with handwritten annotations to make use of the stylus and screen tech ?

@svartling 2 ай бұрын

Koreader is not optimized for stylus use. I don't recommend it for that.

@jpi2228 3 ай бұрын

Thank you for the vide, awesome as always!

@svartling 3 ай бұрын

Thank you for your kind words

@AhmedTelleserDehyer 3 ай бұрын

Actually, I think Immersive Translate is also useful in translating or reading Epub books and PDFs.

@kyrilson71 3 ай бұрын

I love KOReader. It’s all I use now. The stats are awesome and the customization with taps and gestures is amazing. How do you set up the syncing feature?

@svartling 3 ай бұрын

I use the built in progress sync plugin you find in the settings.

@kyrilson71 3 ай бұрын

@@svartling thanks, I didn’t know I could register on the device and use their server. That’s fantastic!! I always thought we had to have our own server. I set it up to sync between my Libra H2O, Clara, and Pocketbook Touch HD. Works great!!

@svartling 3 ай бұрын

@kyrilson71 yes it works great. Sometimes their server is down though so I have a few other in reserve.

@Chris-pe7ep 3 ай бұрын

Oh interesting, I didn't know about the battery statistics! Out of curiosity, what are the total amount of hours you can get on the Kobo Libra and the Onyx Boox Palma compared to the Clara?

@svartling 3 ай бұрын

12 hours on the Libra and around 10 hours on the Boox Palma

@MusicProducer808 3 ай бұрын

Does KOReader integrate with Calibre? I have a Calibre library on my PC and because of this I am leaning towards Kobo rather than Kindle, looking at the BW at present. EDIT: Just seen this from 10mins - great, thanks!

@svartling 3 ай бұрын

Yes KOReader and Calibre works perfectly fine together. Totally wireless. I have plenty of videos showing how on my channel.

@hayley1072 26 күн бұрын

I have an Inkpalm 5 pro and i am wondering how KOreader would work on it.

@svartling 26 күн бұрын

Really good. Because you can customize everything. Margins, line heights, everything. Works great on my onyx Boox Palma because of that

@Butanico 2 ай бұрын

Hi Stefan, great video. I would like to ask you something, is there a video tutorial on your channel that explains how to set up synchronization with KOReader on various devices? If there isn't, will you ever do it? Thank you

@svartling 2 ай бұрын

If you mean syncing of reading progress, I have shown that briefly in a few videos already but I am planning on do a video that mainly shows how to do that.

@svartling 2 ай бұрын

This video shows how at the end: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/eN6ChauDvLevqmg.htmlsi=SWr7RqBItff6mL5l

@Butanico 2 ай бұрын

@@svartling Thanks so much, I'll watch the video you linked while waiting for the full video! Thanks again

@marc_overmars 25 күн бұрын

My Clara 2e last for 40-50 reading hours when I set brightness to 15%. It would probably last 55-60 hours with brightness set to 0%. 9 hours reading time seems so low. Do you think it's because of KOReader? I want to install it but battery life is more important for me.

@svartling 25 күн бұрын

Yes probably because of KOReader. Even that I don’t believe you get 40-50 reading hours though. But you get a lot more with normal kobo software.

@SIvonja2 3 ай бұрын

Kobo customer service told me that reading progresa on kobo app,on iPhone, and on kobo device are in sync, even for the sideloaded epub. Is that true?

@svartling 3 ай бұрын

No it’s not true. Only for books bought in kobo store

@Strravigor 6 күн бұрын

Question on koreader , how do you make a research (a book a title an author ) ? It is not so easy

@svartling 6 күн бұрын

Do you mean searching for a book in the KOReader library?

@Strravigor 6 күн бұрын

Yes, in my library

@svartling 6 күн бұрын

@Strravigor when you are in the library just choose the search icon from top menu and choose file search

@Strravigor 6 күн бұрын

@@svartling merci !

@Strravigor 5 күн бұрын

@@svartling so simple ! Merci

@souhilbenaskeur1094 3 ай бұрын

Hello there, Do you use the screen protector with you your e-readers? Or is this going to reduce the clarity of the screen and makes outside light reflected on the screen? What do you think? Thank you, for your videos

@svartling 3 ай бұрын

No I don’t use screen protectors and I don’t think you should either. As you said the display will then not be as crisp. And it’s quite unnecessary on an e-reader because the displays as plastic and not glass usually.

@FreyaVal 3 ай бұрын

Hi Stefan, it’s been a while that I have some questions about koreader. I have hesitated to ask but now I really have to: If I want to install nickelclock, do I have to install koreader first?

@svartling 3 ай бұрын

By installing KOReader you get nickel menu automatically. There is other way to install nickel menu without KOReader but I have never tried that.

@richardspitz3192 3 ай бұрын

Does Koreader come with ability to look up words in dictionary, or Wikipedia? Thanks I am considering installing on my 3 devices to keep my reading synched. I did not know it did that until your video. I have a Kobo, Kindle and Pocketbook.

@svartling 3 ай бұрын

Yes i have a whole video about dictionaries. Much better than the original ui. Koreader works great on Kobo and pocketbook but Kindle its harder to install. You need an old Kindle that doesnt run the latest firmwares.

@richardspitz3192 3 ай бұрын

@@svartling I will watch in order to install on the Pocketbook and Kobo plus the dictionaries as well. Thank you, your videos are so helpful.

@svartling 3 ай бұрын

@richardspitz3192 you’re welcome

@dennisrogers6786 22 күн бұрын

The only issue i see is say you have 40 books in your kobo library, you got to add these 40 books to koreader, so not only dublicatung your books, butvtajing up 2x the memory of the device

@svartling 22 күн бұрын

Yes that could be a problem if you want to use both systems. Normal Kobo and koreader. Personally I decided to only use koreader. So no duplicates

@dennisrogers6786 22 күн бұрын

@svartling pity you could not flash the kobo reader to only have ko reader abd wipe the kobo interface As its still there taking up valuable memory. So not using the kobo interface is like having bloatware on your device. Wastes memory you cannot use, but taken up by an interface your not needing or use

@svartling 21 күн бұрын

Yeah but 16GB is more than enough for me so I don’t see that as a problem. KOReader didn’t take up much space.

@mephisto86yt 3 ай бұрын

Hello, can you tell me please, if i do a factory reset to a Kobo, will it clean everything from nickel menu and koreader, no files left? I've installed koreader, and i didn't like it. So i did a factory reset. It's gone, but i want to be sure that there is nothing left, and the os files are untouched

@svartling 3 ай бұрын

Well both yes and no. The files are restored but the warranty is broken. Kobo will still be able to see that you have installed KOReader on it. But you will personally not notice a difference afterwards.

@mephisto86yt 3 ай бұрын

@@svartling I'm not concerned about the warranty, i only want to have the os untouched

@svartling 3 ай бұрын

@mephisto86yt it is.

@mephisto86yt 3 ай бұрын

@@svartling thank you!

@jonasamna 3 ай бұрын

I installed koreader but then i suddenly had over 140 books in my kobo library and i was unable to remove them so i did a factory reset of my device, perhaps a bug but i only want my books listed in my books?

@svartling 3 ай бұрын

As I said in this video. The books are independent of each other so you can’t have the books in the same folder. KOReader needs to have the books in its own folder. So create a folder in the KOReader folder. Then put books there.

@jonasamna 3 ай бұрын

Yes , but i ment the original kobo launcher my books folder/shelf was a complete mess with a lot of books that wasn’t mine with over 140 thumbnails of different files that read said it was books

@svartling 3 ай бұрын

Ok and you haven’t used the same folder in KOReader then? It sounds like the original ui library and the KOReader library got mixed somehow.

@svartling 3 ай бұрын

@jonasamna KOReader uses a cache folder where it stores thumbnails of the book covers. They show up as books in the normal ui if you have chosen the wrong folder. You see them with your normal books then.

@Strravigor 2 ай бұрын

@@svartling i never had to have a special folder for koreader, one of the good thing with koreader is that you see the hierarchy of your folders and can navigate into it ! What Kobo UI don’t

@Strravigor 2 ай бұрын

Thanks ! how do you make the system open your reading page when you open koreader ?

@svartling 2 ай бұрын

Do you mean on onyx Boox Palma or on kobo?

@Strravigor 2 ай бұрын

@@svartling I am on an Inkpad 4 .Is it linked to the device or to a preference preset in Korerader ?

@svartling 2 ай бұрын

@Strravigor no I just have the book open in KOReader and then click home to go to the home screen on android. Then when I click KOReader it opens where I left off because the app is already in the background

@ForeverNihil 2 ай бұрын

Thank you

@svartling 2 ай бұрын

You’re welcome

@nicomal 2 ай бұрын

Can you install it on a PC?

@svartling 2 ай бұрын

Koreader? I dont think so. But check their Github page. But if you can run Android apps you can run it

@nls3081 3 ай бұрын

how can i install KO-Reader on Inkpad 4 ? It is better than the default app in terms of functionality and initial loading lag ?

@svartling 3 ай бұрын

Go to t KOReader GitHub page in your web browser and download the apk. Then install it. Yes for reading is much better. But inkpad is also a note taking device.