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KOReader: Open-Source eBook Reader

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BeetleB ◴[01 Apr 25 06:21 UTC] No.43543426[source]▶
For people on Kobo: Koreader handles standard epub way better than the native reader.

If you've ever tried reading an epub using Kobo that you didn't buy from the Kobo store, you may have noticed that highlighting text is very laggy. Koreader has no such lag.

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theshrike79 ◴[01 Apr 25 06:49 UTC] No.43543597[source]▶
This can also be fixed by converting books to KEPUB with Calibre, it'll also (for some reason) make page turns faster.
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1. lazyeye ◴[01 Apr 25 09:27 UTC] No.43544647[source]▶
I find it easier to do this using kepubify in a script

https://pgaskin.net/kepubify/

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2. freeAgent ◴[01 Apr 25 09:57 UTC] No.43544879[source]▶
I believe Calibre (very) recently added a feature to make conversion to kepub automatic when transferring to a Kobo, so things may have changed on the ease of use front.
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3. theshrike79 ◴[03 Apr 25 07:38 UTC] No.43566156[source]▶
It used to require a 3rd party plugin, but now KEPUB support is built in.