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What is everyone using for ebook management with Readarr's depreciation? (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 11 months ago by to c/piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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I've been a Readarr user with two instances(ebooks, and audiobooks) for a long time now. But more and more often, files get unlinked in the database making it less and less useful as a way to track what books I have vs "wanted," which is my main use case.

I've been trying to convert to LazyLibrarian, but boy people weren't exaggerating when they said the configuration is unclear. Unfortunately the docs do not clear it up. Interesting I'm what y'all are doing!

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[–] 22 points 11 months ago (11 children)

I just use calibre locally. What are the benefits of using something server-based? Can you sync books to your ereaders?

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  • [–] 15 points 11 months ago (7 children)

    We use calibre-web-automated and have Kobo's that we can sync with it. It's fantastic.

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  • [–] 2 points 11 months ago (3 children)

    As in sync position wirelessly ?? that would rock.

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  • [–] 6 points 11 months ago (2 children)

    Yes! Its so good. I followed this guide. https://jccpalmer.com/posts/setting-up-kobo-sync-with-calibre-web/

    Both my wife and I have our own devices and they sync really well.

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  • [–] [S] 4 points 11 months ago (2 children)

    Other than it being convenient to access your books from multiple machines, a big feature of a server based solution is for my wife to download what she wants from our library.

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  • [–] 1 point 11 months ago (1 child)

    Is that an issue though ? I have about 100 books on my Kobo and so does my parter on her Kindle (that never uses wifi to connect to Amazon and when it does die will get a Kobo) , she jumps on Calibre infrequently to say the least. Then dumps abother 50 books on. Calibre Library is on a tiny portable nvme (backed up to a HDD) that can be used on her laptop or my desktop.

    I also use my local libray via wifi (anywhere) for loaner books.on the kobo but so many books on my nvme I'm overwhelmed..and i walk to my local actual library around the corner once a month to make sure its still there as a valuable tool and there's still something to browsing past dead trees.

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