On Wed, Dec 22 2021, lily via libreplanet-discuss wrote: > Hi, I just yesterday got the Kobo Libra 2. > > https://us.kobobooks.com/products/kobo-libra-2 > > It has a USBc with 32GB of storage. > > I used Calibre to download books in epub format and connected the > ereader with wifi turned OFF and transferred the books using Calibre.
I wonder whether one can install something like termux on an e-reader like kobo, and ssh into it which can ease the file transfer etc. Will probably need to configure the router to ban the e-reader from talking to the internet too. > > https://calibre-ebook.com/ > > The tricky part is setting up the ereader without wifi. This work > around did the trick > > https://www.reddit.com/r/kobo/comments/mt2f30/comment/guybpj1/ > > Please let me know if this is clear. > > Striving for Freedom, > Crista > -------- Original Message -------- > On Dec 21, 2021, 8:12 PM, J.B. Nicholson wrote: > >> I would like to try reading some DRM-free eBooks with a backlit >> eBook reader which is >> lighter than using a laptop and less expensively than using a laptop. >> >> I don't need it to be network accessible (no wifi, no Bluetooth >> needed) so long as it >> has a USB port and a high capacity storage medium (perhaps a compact >> flash card) that >> I can easily copy eBooks to, install in the eBook reader, and use >> the eBook reader to >> read files. >> >> File format support should include common eBook formats that one can >> use in freedom >> (I'd imagine PDFs and epub are reasonable choices). >> >> The device should offer the ability to be recharged, ideally with >> batteries I can >> replace. It's also okay if the device needs to be plugged in while >> using the device. >> >> It's fine if the device has no upgradable software on it so long as >> what's on the >> device works reliably. Editing and/or marking up what I'm reading is >> not required. >> >> Does anyone know of a recommendable device that would do these things? >> >> I looked in https://ryf.fsf.org/ and >> https://h-node.org/hardware/catalogue/en and I >> didn't notice anything named "ebook reader" or similar language. If >> I've overlooked >> something I should consider, please do let me know the URL for that device. >> >> Thanks. >> >> _______________________________________________ >> libreplanet-discuss mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.libreplanet.org/mailman/listinfo/libreplanet-discuss > _______________________________________________ > libreplanet-discuss mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.libreplanet.org/mailman/listinfo/libreplanet-discuss > Best, Yuchen -- PGP Key: 47F9 D050 1E11 8879 9040 4941 2126 7E93 EF86 DFD0 <https://ypei.me/assets/ypei-pubkey.txt> _______________________________________________ libreplanet-discuss mailing list [email protected] https://lists.libreplanet.org/mailman/listinfo/libreplanet-discuss
