Best ereader for OPDS support

electronicfur · 10-15-2022, 11:39 AM

We currently use Nook Simple Touch running FBReader. We can then use FBReader to search and download books on our OPDS server (Caliber and COPS). And we use ColorDict for dictionary.

This has been working great for years, but we'd like to upgrade the Nooks to something which also has lighting, to make it easier to read at night.

Do any of the latest ereaders support OPDS out of the box?

Or do we need to go down the route of sideloading a third party app? If so what combination is recommended?

Cheers,
EF

tomsem · 10-24-2022, 01:54 PM

Pocketbook might be worth considering. While the eReader doesn't connect to OPDS, the iOS and Android apps do. You can add the book to Pocketbook Cloud, and it will be available on the Pocketbook eReader.

It's also easy to install KOReader, which has calibre client.

In theory someone could create a standalone OPDS client app for Pocketbook, but I don't know if anyone has.

hel · 10-31-2022, 12:36 PM

Any android reader (onyx, likebook) with monreader, alreader or koreader. Also Kobo with koreader will be fine.

jmanko16 · 11-13-2022, 09:04 AM

I have been trying to use the pocketbook iOS app. I have had such a horrible experience with syncing between iOS and iPad. I can't even get the pocketbook cloud to upload (get error messages). Dropbox does work to sync books, but it doesn't update highlights, reading position, or bookmarks reliably. Also the app kicks me out and closes randomly. I really like the app, and honestly if the app was more stable and consistently synced I would buy a pocketbook era to replace my kindle PW.

10-15-2022, 11:39 AM	#1
electronicfur Connoisseur Posts: 54 Karma: 30682 Join Date: Aug 2011 Device: Samsung Note FBReader, Nook Simple Touch FBReader, (Kindle3 died)	Best ereader for OPDS support We currently use Nook Simple Touch running FBReader. We can then use FBReader to search and download books on our OPDS server (Caliber and COPS). And we use ColorDict for dictionary. This has been working great for years, but we'd like to upgrade the Nooks to something which also has lighting, to make it easier to read at night. Do any of the latest ereaders support OPDS out of the box? Or do we need to go down the route of sideloading a third party app? If so what combination is recommended? Cheers, EF

Similar Threads
Thread	Thread Starter	Forum	Replies	Last Post
KoReader OPDS file support	pina	KOReader	2	01-16-2021 07:07 PM
OPDS support ereader	tknx	Which one should I buy?	2	07-15-2020 11:48 AM
E-Paper reader with OPDS support	saik0	Which one should I buy?	6	10-03-2014 06:29 PM
feature request - OPDS support	readx	EPUBReader	4	01-13-2010 01:03 PM

10-24-2022, 01:54 PM	#2
tomsem Grand Sorcerer Posts: 6,665 Karma: 26963509 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: USA Device: iPhone 15PM, Kindle Scribe, iPad mini 6, PocketBook InkPad Color 3	Pocketbook might be worth considering. While the eReader doesn't connect to OPDS, the iOS and Android apps do. You can add the book to Pocketbook Cloud, and it will be available on the Pocketbook eReader. It's also easy to install KOReader, which has calibre client. In theory someone could create a standalone OPDS client app for Pocketbook, but I don't know if anyone has.

10-31-2022, 12:36 PM	#3
hel Sorceress Posts: 167 Karma: 19604 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Montreal Device: Onyx Air2&Nova 3C,Kindle oasis1,Kobo Forma,iPad pro 12.9&9.7,and more.	Any android reader (onyx, likebook) with monreader, alreader or koreader. Also Kobo with koreader will be fine.

11-13-2022, 09:04 AM	#4
jmanko16 Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2022 Device: Kindle PW, iPad	I have been trying to use the pocketbook iOS app. I have had such a horrible experience with syncing between iOS and iPad. I can't even get the pocketbook cloud to upload (get error messages). Dropbox does work to sync books, but it doesn't update highlights, reading position, or bookmarks reliably. Also the app kicks me out and closes randomly. I really like the app, and honestly if the app was more stable and consistently synced I would buy a pocketbook era to replace my kindle PW.

Advert