Hey. If you've got a #Kobo #ebookreader, I will appreciate if you could extract some information from your device. Currently, I'm contributing to #postmarketOS wiki. Since #onyxboox refuses to release the kernel source code for its devices, I am trying to gather information about different ebook readers with #eink panel. So if someone wanted to mainline a #boox device, they could use drivers from Kobo since they release the kernel source code.

I would really hate my #booxleaf to become useless, because onyx does not give updates anymore nor it releases the kernel source code so the community can provide an alternative OS or ROM. By doing so, not only onyx contributes to #ewaste. But also forces users to change devices like every 2-3 years. Even when the device is working good. Like me device. Needless to mention #GPLViolation here.

I will post about me plans, later, God willing. For now, I am optimistic about mainlining me device and also #BooxPage. Because both use Snapdragon which has good support in mainline, it's an ebook reader so you don't need to add support for modem and GPU, and the Carta 1200 screen used in these two devices are also used in other e-book readers such as Kobo.

BTW, boosts appreciated! If you haven't got a wiki account, you can ping me and I can add the information :)

Edit: Thank you so much. There are 40 boosts so far. I wanted to say if you got other ebook readers with eink which they release the kernel source code, feel free to add them to the wiki, too.

#mainlining #pmOS #LinuxMobile

Hot take: Kobo should drop their proprietary Nickel UI and embrace KOReader.

Kobo’s main appeal is its support for ePubs you can sideload. If they embraced the openness of KOReader and made it a first class citizen while contributing to it, it would be an absolute killer of a product!

#kobo #koreader #ebook

Enjoying the maximalism of two ereaders side by side with the book ”#DigitalMinimalism” on them.

Trying out a colour #Kobo after a long line of black-and-white Kindles and I’m quite torn so far.

Great book, incidentally.

Hey. If you've got a #Kobo #ebookreader, I will appreciate if you could extract some information from your device. Currently, I'm contributing to #postmarketOS wiki. Since #onyxboox refuses to release the kernel source code for its devices, I am trying to gather information about different ebook readers with #eink panel. So if someone wanted to mainline a #boox device, they could use drivers from Kobo since they release the kernel source code.

I would really hate my #booxleaf to become useless, because onyx does not give updates anymore nor it releases the kernel source code so the community can provide an alternative OS or ROM. By doing so, not only onyx contributes to #ewaste. But also forces users to change devices like every 2-3 years. Even when the device is working good. Like me device. Needless to mention #GPLViolation here.

I will post about me plans, later, God willing. For now, I am optimistic about mainlining me device and also #BooxPage. Because both use Snapdragon which has good support in mainline, it's an ebook reader so you don't need to add support for modem and GPU, and the Carta 1200 screen used in these two devices are also used in other e-book readers such as Kobo.

BTW, boosts appreciated! If you haven't got a wiki account, you can ping me and I can add the information :)

Edit: Thank you so much. There are 40 boosts so far. I wanted to say if you got other ebook readers with eink which they release the kernel source code, feel free to add them to the wiki, too.

#mainlining #pmOS #LinuxMobile

Si vous avez une liseuse Kobo et vous vous voudriez l'améliorer ou la personnaliser, j'avais fait tout un article à ce sujet il y a 3 ans : https://oniricorpe.eu/log/tech/kobo-hacks-mods/

#kobo #liseuse #mods #hacks #personnalisation #lecture

Si vous avez une liseuse Kobo et vous vous voudriez l'améliorer ou la personnaliser, j'avais fait tout un article à ce sujet il y a 3 ans : https://oniricorpe.eu/log/tech/kobo-hacks-mods/

#kobo #liseuse #mods #hacks #personnalisation #lecture

FYI: KOReader just got a version update to 2025.08 nicknamed "Parasol" and the inline/OTA update for my Kobo Libra 2 ereader went fine. It should reach F-Droid at some point soon for Android-based devices (Boox, older Tolino, etc.). Wallabag seems fine with the update though I didn't check all of the installed plugins.
https://github.com/koreader/koreader/releases

#KOReader #ereader #kobo #tolino #boox #fdroid #books #wallabag

FYI: KOReader just got a version update to 2025.08 nicknamed "Parasol" and the inline/OTA update for my Kobo Libra 2 ereader went fine. It should reach F-Droid at some point soon for Android-based devices (Boox, older Tolino, etc.). Wallabag seems fine with the update though I didn't check all of the installed plugins.
https://github.com/koreader/koreader/releases

#KOReader #ereader #kobo #tolino #boox #fdroid #books #wallabag

Kobo is bringing Instapaper integrated to its eBook readers. You can use it to send web articles to your eReader. With Mozilla shutting down its Pocket service, Instapaper will offer similar functionality for Kobo users moving forward. #Kobo#Instapaper#Pocket#Mozilla#eReadershttps://blog.instapaper.com/post/789685899750424576/instapaper-rakuten-kobo-integration

How NOT to sell a lot of ebooks:

"Digital products purchased on SimonandSchuster.com must be read on the Simon & Schuster Books app.”

Another app just to use your product, for ONE book? So you can track me to infinity and beyond? Won’t work on a Kindle or my Kobo?

Bye.

#ebook #kobo #kindle

If you make EPUB documents, or build tools for EPUBs, do you think EPUBs should continue requiring the XML syntax for HTML? Tell W3C what you think by filling the simple survey by the W3C Publishing Maintenance Working Group. 4 questions, responses anonymized:

https://www.w3.org/wbs/1/epubhtml/

#publishing #ereader #ebook #kindle #kobo #pocketbook #boox #nook

If you make EPUB documents, or build tools for EPUBs, do you think EPUBs should continue requiring the XML syntax for HTML? Tell W3C what you think by filling the simple survey by the W3C Publishing Maintenance Working Group. 4 questions, responses anonymized:

https://www.w3.org/wbs/1/epubhtml/

#publishing #ereader #ebook #kindle #kobo #pocketbook #boox #nook

With #Pocket expectedly folding like the rest of the house of cards that #Mozilla is, #Kobo readers can enjoy almost uninterrupted service with @wallabag and https://gitlab.com/anarcat/wallabako

Anyone have an eink writing device? I'm looking into them. Portability is important to me for notes, so the 10s seem large. But the only smaller device that seems highly recommended is the Nomad. Is that my best option?

#eink #ewriter #ereader #amazonscribe #supernote #boox #kobo