What is Reddit's opinion of PocketBook - PDF, EPUB reader?

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I've spent a fair amount of time searching for apps that have text reflow, free page scrolling and nightmode.

Here's the list:

• PocketBook

• Moon+ Reader

You get both PDF and EPUB versions. No DRM but they say they are watermarked to your account somehow. I have only found one android app that reads epub and respects CSS to get accurate formatting/layout. Imagine reading code that's not mono spaced or indented correctly... eww!

I have no affiliation at all but recommend: PocketBook reader

if you like ebooks, you should look at pocketbook. the "settings" UI is hell, but I promise you the total customization for ebooks will make it impossible to go back to google books (Nvidia k1 user here). I have mine set to crop out all page margins, night colors with courier font, and most importantly: infinite scrolling. Page turning is a great gimmick, but the internet knows best: vertical scroll reading is vastly superior to sliding pages.

I didn't realize pixel C was android, I thought it was chrome OS (idk why), which is why I was curious how chrome OS would work on a tablet.

Try PocketBook, it lets you use night mode, continuous vertical scrolling on pdfs and text reflow at the same time.

Once you get tired of reading, you should check out Ivona Amy. It's a text-to-speech app which has since been bought by Amazon. If you own a Kindle, you might know their 'Salli'- voice, which is even a tiny bit better than Amy but has since become exclusive to Amazon products.

Both apps are free and without in-app-purchases.

PocketBook, period.

It has continuous vertical scrolling with text reflow and night mode. Have not found another app that lets you use these three features at the same time. It's also free.

Moon+ Reader is a somewhat close second, though.

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PocketBook Reader is my favorite, not only is it free and comfortable to use, it can also open books with DRM, so you can borrow books from a public library.

PocketBook and Lithium EPUB Reader are pretty good choices. Also both completely free and without ads.

I'm using the PocketBook reader app, as it's the one the public library in my area mentions in their "how to read e-books" section.

I've not set up the "Areas Configuration", but looking at it it seems to allow you to configure what certain areas you want to use to enable/disable Forced Zones, Auto-Scroll, Scroll, Screen, Sheets, and Base Taps.

I clicked around a bit, at - for better or for worse - it seems to be "highly configurable".
As the default settings are acceptable at the moment, I've left all of my changes un-Saved for now.

Sorry, I realise this wasn't of much help.
I suggest you just "play around with the settings", and if things end up "really wonky", just go clear (ah, can't remember whether it's Clear Storage, or Clear Cache), in
Android Settings → Apps & notifications → PocketBook → Storage & cache. (You may have to re-install/re-download any books/files you've got, afterwords.)

I don't think it technically streams, if that's what you are looking for specifically but it does allow you to have your ebook collection in say Google Drive then whatever book you are reading it makes it available offline.

Pocketbook

If you want to be able to borrow books from a public library, then you should have a look at the PocketBook Reader, it supports DRM and therefore also can show such books.

Belom terbiasa. Gua pake PocketBook, ganti font, baca sambil duduk/tiduran/berdiri nyaman-nyaman aja. Enaknya bisa one handed, kalo ereader di mata nyaman tapi kan ribet keluar masukin kalau tengah perjalanan.

Hi, I use this wonderful Android App called POCKETBOOK. Here's the link in Google Play Store: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.obreey.reader

Personally, I just transfer via USB from PC to tablet and store all my eBooks on SD card. Good Luck!

PocketBook should do the trick. It even has text reflow, night mode and continuous scrolling, which i haven't found in any other reader yet.

The version of PocketBook on my android phone can do all of that, I think. Can read, highlight, and change colours of epubs whilst also having TTS capabilities, and it can also open pdf files although I'm uncertain if it can highlight text within said files. I believe you can also do note keeping and bookmarking (with epubs at least). But, as I said, that's an android app.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.obreey.reader&hl=en

>Read, search, make notes & highlights in PDF (Adobe DRM), EPUB (Adobe DRM), DjVu, MOBI, PDB, TXT, FB2, FB2.zip, CHM, html(basic), CBZ, CBR, СBT, RTF book formats. Enjoy a unique, fast and user-friendly interface that was designed to provide the most convenient set of options for you to fully enjoy reading a book.

Pocketbook. Perhaps the best ereader there is. Supports nearly any format out there: mobi, epub, pdf, rtf, fb2 amd whatever else. I personally love it after finding that kindle won't work with most formats.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/pocketbook-reader/id805488884?mt=8

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.obreey.reader&hl=en

SumatraPDF is in my opinion, the best local ebook reader on your pc. It's small, unobtrusive, and reads most of what you can concievably throw at it (PDF, ePub, MOBI, CHM, XPS, DjVu, CBZ, CBR).

As for organising epubs, picking a classification system (UDC, DDC, LDC etc) you like and doing it manually seems to be the preferred approach on /r/datacurator. As of right now, it's the only practical alternative to Calibre's more automatic, albeit totalitarian approach.

Throw a local search engine like Everything into your stack if you think you're losing control over your content.

For serving your elibrary content, Ubooquity is a treasure. Coupled with a OPDS-compatible reading app like Pocketbook Reader, you can enjoy having your book collection at the tip of your hands, even when commuting.

It is not on Amazon yet but I will be listed there after we release it officially.

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It can be read on kindle but the audio player will not work. We recommend you use the following software to read on different platform:

Chrome browser extension: <strong>EPUB reader</strong>

Android: <strong>Pocketbook</strong>

iOS: <strong>iBooks</strong>

I personally like PocketBook Reader - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.obreey.reader&amp;hl=en_US - for android devices.

I use the PocketBook Color to read books from my Google Play Books library, but any recent PocketBook ereader should work. You just need to download the free PocketBook app on your phone/tablet and sync it with your Play Books account. Then sync your ereader with your PocketBook Cloud account, and you'll be good to go.

Pocketbook is pretty good for long reading sessions.

PocketBook reader - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.obreey.reader

PocketBook reader app https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.obreey.reader

"Open books protected with Adobe DRM (PDF, EPUB)"

Not sure about converting but you can listen using https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.obreey.reader

Really like the PocketBook Reader, it also supports Adobe DRM and therefore allows to borrow books from the public library.

> Do eReader screens really look just like printed ink and paper?

In my opinion: No.

But it all depends on "why you want/need an e-reader".

I want to read books. I want to be able to read a book when I have nothing to do. It would be neat if I didn't had to "plan" too much ahead, to be able to do so. I also have wonky joints, so not having to lug around too much stuff is neat.

I've read books on my "regular" smartphone, and had no problem doing so
... until I got a proper e-ink e-reader.

I have a Kobo Libra H2O, since this summer (August 2021).
I also got curious, and got myself a (non-Google Services) Hisense A5 Pro CC, a colour e-ink Android smartphone (November 2021).

The Kobo is nice. It's got a warm (orange:ish) frontlight. I usually keep it off thought, and rely on external light sources (such as a bedside lamp). I borrow epub books from my local library (requires Adobe DRM; unfortunately, no OverDrive available here), then transfer them via my computer.

No separate screensaver applied.

The Hisense is ... interesting. I knew when I bought it, that it would require quite a bit of tweaking, if I wanted to be able to use it as my main smartphone. I tried, but ... my daily life "requires" some Google Services dependant apps - mainly bank, health, and safety related. Yes, I can "sideload" those apps, but they won't run properly (as Google Play Services is missing).

I've got the PocketBook app installed, with Adobe DRM added in the settings, and can surf to my local library, and then just borrow and download - no extra computer needed. It's nice to be able to just borrow a new book, after having finished the previous one.

Its frontlight is blue-ish, with no "warm" setting. It works, but just as with the Kobo, I usually keep it off.

The colour screen does make the screen "darker" (grey:er). See my pictures below.

I've removed the default blue-tinted screensaver, and put a matte screensaver on it.

I tried to snap some photos for comparison:

paperback, Kobo Libra H2O, Hisense A5 Pro CC - no "extra" light
https://i.redd.it/j60qx3t05p881.jpg

paperback, Kobo Libra H2O (warm frontlight), Hisense A5 Pro CC (frontlight)
https://i.redd.it/2v34ge485p881.jpg

I prefer the "warm" frontlight of the Kobo.
I prefer the smaller form factor of the Hisense, and to not have to lug multiple devices around.

I've ended up lugging my regular smartphone, plus the Hisense, with me.
At home, of the two e-ink devices, I prefer the Kobo to read on.

Oh dear, this got long.
TL;DR: In my opinion, when it comes to reading books:
paper book &gt; b/w e-ink &gt; colour e-ink &gt; "regular smartphone

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.obreey.reader this is what I use

If you're on a laptop/desktop, install Calibre, if you're on a phone/tablet, use PocketBook for Android or iOS

- Tachiyomi for manga. There are also forks of it with modifications.

- PocketBook or any other multi-format document reader. Finding the perfect one is difficult because there doesn't seem to be any app which covers all document/comic file types.

- Possibly apps like Word and XODO for document editing.

- Possibly an OCR text selection app (see this thread). Chances are however good you won't be needing it since most documents allow selecting text without OCR anyway.

- Possibly a dictionary/thesaurus app like Dictionary - WordWeb. Apps like Look Up and Quick Dictionary moreover have the function of adding a share entry which can be used to look up words without swapping to the dictionary app first.

- Blokada or AdGuard, for blocking ads in whatever other apps you're using.

I use PocketBook, I plan on buying a real ereader from this guys in the future.

There you go, reads all formats and does audio books too Pocketbook

For anyone looking for alternate apps. Try this one. Free and extremely versatile.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.obreey.reader

Recently I switched to the PocketBook Reader and really like it.

Sure, just download the Pocketbook App. It's a function of their book store.

PocketBook Isprobao sam različite app, ova mi je ubedljivo najbolja.

I've bounced around a few times but always came back to PocketBook

Personally, i use these appshttps://cloudconvert.com/ < Allows easier file conversionshttps://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.obreey.reader&amp;hl=en_US < Personal favorite Ebook reader, supports a frack tone of formatshttps://apps.apple.com/us/app/pocketbook-reader/id805488884 < same thing, just for IOS

And if you have a DSi, `dslibris` is a good ebook reader assuming you can run homebrew,

Last i checked however, a kindle SHOULD support a epub document!

EDIT: Although, feel free to find what method works for you!

I like PocketBook

Check out PocketBook, it has better text reflow.

I would go pocket book reader. It is the best I have found, has a nice UI and handles almost any book format. I use Slide for reddit. If you want to create your own icons which all look uniform, you should give Icon Pack Studio a look If you listen to podcast, google podcasts is ok, though I prefer TuneIn radio. A good app to watch videos is MX player. it is way better than VLC

And like others have pointed out, fluid navigation is really awesome. You can have gestures to do almost anything.

PocketBook reader seems to fit - PDF, epub, highlights, notes, sync, dropbox.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.obreey.reader

PocketBook is another free one.

PocketBook

PocketBook is pretty awesome. You can also use it for PDFs too ;-)