Recommendations of custom elipse 2e reader vs default

[Lee3]

I see many people mentioning Koreader and calibre

What main gains do they provide than just leaving the default kobo reader?

[Aleron Ives]

KOReader replaces the stock reading engine (Nickel) and has its own UI and features. Calibre is PC software that people use to manage and edit their e-book collections.

[DNSB]

I use KOReader occasionally for PDF files. For ePubs, I find Kobo's renderers work well enough for me. If/when KOReader gets a better metadata search, I may reconsider this decision.

Now calibre? That is a must have software for me. When I first started collecting ebooks, I kept them in a directory structure. Once I had more than ~200 ebooks, trying to use a directory structure ended up with me spending more time modifying the directory structure to allow easily finding a book than actually reading. Then I found calibre. Copy your files into it's library, edit the metadata, covers, etc. and find books based on almost any searchable field including the Full Text Search on every indexable book in your library. calibre and a Kobo ereader go together extremely well including the capability of backing up your device databases and configuration on connecting to calibre. Sheesh... I'm sounding like a fundamentalist...

[Sirtel]

I'm with DNSB on both KOReader and Calibre.

I find that heavily patched default reader is basically perfect for my needs. I've tried KOReader; it has thousands of different customization options, but I don't need most of them, as I edit my ebooks in Calibre before loading them on my Kobos. And KOReader has only a file browser, no library manager, so I couldn't sort and find my books easily there. The default reader takes the metadata from Calibre - everything, including series info and collections, is transferred automatically over when I connect my Kobo to Calibre. This makes it very easy to find anything I'm looking for on my Kobo.

From what I've read here, most ardent supporters of KOReader don't edit the formatting of their ebooks and want the reading app to do it instead. That's certainly where KOReader shines. Those who edit their books themselves usually find that KOReader is overkill for them.

[PeterT]

It's funny. I don't edit my books and I'm content with both of the Kobo supplied reading apps!

The only hacks I have are nickelclock and nickelmenu. I might possibly reinstall UnCaged at some point.

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[Sirtel]

Originally Posted by PeterT

It's funny. I don't edit my books and I'm content with both of the Kobo supplied reading apps!

And you're not the only one, of course. I just meant that several members who I know to edit their books seem to be satisfied with the default app as well. And many who prefer KOReader have stated that their reason for using it is specifically its ability to override the publisher's css.

[fogice]

Originally Posted by Sirtel

The default reader takes the metadata from Calibre - everything, including series info and collections, is transferred automatically over when I connect my Kobo to Calibre. This makes it very easy to find anything I'm looking for on my Kobo.

This is the main reason I switched from Kindle to Kobo, and why I won't even try Koreader.

[Quoth]

I used KOReader for PDFs till Kobo added cropping that worked with page turns.
It's horrible to browse for titles as it doesn't really use metadata but files.
Also I fix any ebooks with annoying issues so don't need the CSS/HTML overrides.

Calibre though is indispensable. Wonderful.