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Kobo ereaders are integrating with Goodreads alternative StoryGraph (www.engadget.com)
submitted 4 months ago by to c/technology@lemmy.world
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The integration launches in June and will automatically sync progress with the reading platform.

https://www.engadget.com/2178088/kobo-ereaders-are-integrating-with-goodreads-alternative-storygraph/

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[–] 119 points 4 months ago (9 children)

Kobo has it's own ebook store, plus it connects with Overdrive (outdated version of Libby) to handle library checkouts.

Kobo is also really easy to sideload books on to, so you can, you know, just get them from wherever...

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  • [–] 18 points 4 months ago (4 children)

    My friend Anna was telling me about some Archive or something she found online. I wasn’t really paying attention as they were serving dinner.

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  • [–] 6 points 4 months ago (2 children)

    I’ve started using it due to some recommendation from other people on here (as opposed to z-lib, libgen) and noticed there are quite a few low-quality books that sneak in. We’re talking broken TOC, bad OCR, unclosed spans, etc… It’s obviously great as an archive, it has more than any other site, combined. But I can’t see myself using it for most books anymore. Could be a user issue though.

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  • [–] 2 points 4 months ago (1 child)

    what other sites do you recommend? I've had similar issues and my ereader is really picky with formatting

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  • [–] 1 point 4 months ago

    I’ve just been using z-lib directly (also accessible theough anna’s I believe). I also use a calibre script to try and fix as many issues aa possible and have consistent formatting (eg. generate the TOC instead of using the one that comes with the book).

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  • [–] 11 points 4 months ago

    To expand on this a tad: Calibre allows you to manage your digital library. And Calibre-Web allows you to access an existing Calibre database via your e-reader. Once it’s set up, your Kobo can download books directly from your Calibre instance.

    There are a few good ebook stores that offer DRM-free versions of ebooks, which you can add to your Calibre instance. Or Calibre has an (unofficial, not technically supported) extension that will automatically strip DRM from files when you add them.

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