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With KOReader My ancient Kobo eReader is now better than a new Kindle

2026-05-142026-05-14 Danie

E-reader displaying settings menu on a bookshelf surrounded by colorful books with various titles and authors.

The linked article inspired me to install KOReader on my old Kobo eReader. It was just a question of copying two files to the Kobo’s root directory, and running the install.sh script there. I then […]

Open-source KOReader is an alternative to the default Kindle interface

2026-04-222026-04-22 Danie

E-book reader screen showing a home page with nine book covers arranged in a 3x3 grid, including titles by Edward Albee, Octavia Butler, and Erich Fromm.

“Firstly, KOReader supports way more formats than the default Kindle reader. It can read EPUBs natively (no conversion required). It even loads digital comic book formats like CBZ and CBR natively, which Kindle doesn’t. Office […]

Science says your Kindle might be better for sleep than a paperback

2026-02-162026-02-16 Danie

An e-reader displays text discussing the intricacies of storytelling and narrative evolution, resting on a patterned blanket.

Funny thing is I’ve always “known” this. For many years I’ve been reading my Kindle every night before I go to sleep. OK that is anecdotal (which is not any evidence) but a Kindle has […]

KOReader is an ebook reader application supporting many formats, running on Cervantes, Kindle, Kobo, PocketBook and Android devices

2025-05-262025-05-26 Danie

A digital reading interface displaying options like Read timer, Calibre, Export highlights, and more, with navigation at the bottom.

KOReader is actually intended to replace your existing ebook reader software that runs on a Kobo or Kindle ereader. For Kindles, this will also mean you have to jailbreak them. But it can also install […]

‘Careless People’ Is the Book About Facebook I’ve Wanted for a Decade, but the Author is Gagged from Promoting It

2025-04-072025-04-07 Danie

Cover of the memoir "Careless People" by Sarah Wynn-Williams, featuring a blue background with a shark fin illustration, highlighting themes of power and greed.

“Careless People, by Sarah Wynn-Williams, is the book about Facebook that I didn’t know I had been waiting a decade to read. It’s also, notably, a book that Facebook does not want you to read; […]

Openreads: A Private and Open Source Mobile App To Keep Track of Your Books as an Alternative to Goodreads

2025-01-032025-01-03 Danie

The image shows a smartphone screen displaying reading statistics. The background is a muted teal color, providing a calming contrast to the data presented on the screen. In the foreground, various charts and progress bars dominate, meticulously tracking the user's reading progress throughout the year. The top shows the title, "Awesome statistics Reading challenges", indicating a focus on achievement and progress.

Reading books, digital or a physical copy, is one of the best things one can do for fostering personal growth, knowledge, ideas, and experiences. In the fast-moving digital world of 15-second short videos, there is […]

4 Free eBook Reader Apps for Android to Get You Out of Your Reading Slump

2024-12-222024-12-22 Danie

The image shows a person sitting at a table, reading a book. In the foreground, a smartphone is being used to read an ebook, and the person is holding it with both hands. The ebook shows a just visble open page on the left side of the phone's screen. There is a notebook and pen also on the table. In the background, there is some out-of-focus background that includes what seems to be a desk, and plants, along with other office supplies. The setting appears to be a home office or study.

Google Play Books and the Kindle app are perfectly fine. They keep your books in the cloud (perfect if you switch devices often) and provide a decent enough interface to read for long periods. But […]

Your brain can grow from reading and learning – e-books offer the same benefit as paper books

2024-12-142024-12-14 Danie

The image shows a wall of books stacked haphazardly, creating a visually stunning texture of various colors and sizes. The foreground is dominated by the densely packed books, while the background is mostly obscured by the sheer volume of literature. The location appears to be an outdoor book market, perhaps in a Spanish-speaking country, judging by some of the visible titles. The titles visible in the image show a mix of classic and contemporary literature, suggesting a wide diversity of literary preferences.

The number of people who read for fun appears to be steadily dropping. Fifty percent of UK adults say they don’t read regularly (up from 42 percent in 2015) and almost one in four young […]

Amazon finally has a colour Kindle, and it looks pretty good

2024-10-162024-10-16 Danie

A Kindle ereader showing a home page with colour thumbnails of books.

For years, Kindle users have asked Amazon to make a colour version of its e-reader. Now, the company is finally delivering: it’s launching the new Kindle Colorsoft Signature Edition, a device that has a lot […]

DC Releases New Range of Webcomics Formatted for Mobile Devices