Blau :floofNom:<p>hello <a href="https://critter.cafe/tags/ebook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ebook</span></a> enthusiasts, recommendation request:</p><p>i want to send an epub to my stepdad to read on his phone. what would you recommend for the easiest to use e-reader app for android that can read random epubs</p>
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Sarah Dal<p>here's an ebook comparison table </p><p><a href="https://comparisontabl.es/e-readers/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">comparisontabl.es/e-readers/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/ebook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ebook</span></a></p>
Project Gutenberg New Books<p>New <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ebook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ebook</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@gutenberg_org" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>gutenberg_org</span></a></span>: The story of utopias by Lewis Mumford <a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/75654" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">gutenberg.org/ebooks/75654</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Project Gutenberg New Books<p>New <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ebook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ebook</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@gutenberg_org" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>gutenberg_org</span></a></span>: In the night by R. Gorell Barnes <a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/75628" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">gutenberg.org/ebooks/75628</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Duck Marshall 🚲<p>Is there somewhere to buy ebooks that supports local book stores? I buy print books from Bookshop.org and my audiobooks from Libro.fm, but don't know where to go for ebooks. I'd like it to be DRM-free so I don't lose it when I'm on "unsupported devices".</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/ebook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ebook</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>books</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/DRMfree" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DRMfree</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/shopLocal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>shopLocal</span></a></p>
Terence Eden<p>🆕 blog! “Some thoughts on LCP eBook DRM”</p><p>There's a new(ish) DRM scheme in town! LCP is Readium's "Licensed Content Protection".</p><p>At the risk of sounding like an utter corporate stooge, I think it is a relatively inoffensive and technically interesting DRM scheme. Primarily because, once you've downloaded your DRM-infected book, you don't need to rely on an online server to unlock…</p><p>👀 Read more: <a href="https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2025/03/some-thoughts-on-lcp-ebook-drm/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">shkspr.mobi/blog/2025/03/some-</span><span class="invisible">thoughts-on-lcp-ebook-drm/</span></a><br>⸻<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/drm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>drm</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ebook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ebook</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ereader" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ereader</span></a></p>
Tim Richards<p>I'm thinking of buying a non-Kindle e-reader to give Amazon the flick. What model has the closest functionality to Kindle, that isn't American-owned? Kobo perhaps?</p><p><a href="https://aus.social/tags/ebook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ebook</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/ebooks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ebooks</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/book" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>book</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>books</span></a></p>
Robert Kingett<p>YAY! Someone said their library bought Pass the Salt! <a href="https://share.libbyapp.com/title/10584475" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">share.libbyapp.com/title/10584</span><span class="invisible">475</span></a> <a href="https://caneandable.social/tags/Books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Books</span></a> <a href="https://caneandable.social/tags/EBooks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EBooks</span></a> <a href="https://caneandable.social/tags/EBook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EBook</span></a> <a href="https://caneandable.social/tags/Library" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Library</span></a> <a href="https://caneandable.social/tags/Libraries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Libraries</span></a> <a href="https://caneandable.social/tags/Gay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Gay</span></a> <a href="https://caneandable.social/tags/Dating" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Dating</span></a> <a href="https://caneandable.social/tags/Disability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Disability</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/reading" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>reading</span></a></span></p>
Robert Kingett<p>Added info on how to register for advanced listener copies after folks DM'd me.</p><p>Refraining from emailing my publisher to ask if they can send me an audiobook sample of Pass the Salt so I can privately swoon over Kevin's voice without checking out a book from the library.</p><p>For those *not* following me and reading this, Kevin R Free is narrating the audiobook version of Pass the Salt.</p><p><a href="https://compassiviste.com/product/pass-the-salt/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">compassiviste.com/product/pass</span><span class="invisible">-the-salt/</span></a></p><p>Advanced listener copies should be ready by end of March/early April. Tick the street team box on the link below so people can get to the right place on my mailing list. Street team get review and advanced copies.</p><p><a href="https://buttondown.com/weirdwriter" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">buttondown.com/weirdwriter</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://caneandable.social/tags/Books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Books</span></a> <a href="https://caneandable.social/tags/EBook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EBook</span></a> <a href="https://caneandable.social/tags/EBooks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EBooks</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/audiobooks" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>audiobooks@a.gup.pe</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://lemmy.ml/c/audiobooks" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>audiobooks@lemmy.ml</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/reading" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>reading</span></a></span></p>
Project Gutenberg New Books<p>New <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ebook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ebook</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@gutenberg_org" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>gutenberg_org</span></a></span>: Babe Ruth's own book of baseball by George Herman Ruth <a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/75586" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">gutenberg.org/ebooks/75586</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
IT News<p>Solar-Powered E-Reader With No Buttons - Modern e-readers such as the Amazon Kindle are incredible pieces of engineering, b... - <a href="https://hackaday.com/2025/03/10/solar-powered-e-reader-with-no-buttons/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">hackaday.com/2025/03/10/solar-</span><span class="invisible">powered-e-reader-with-no-buttons/</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/lithiumioncapacitor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lithiumioncapacitor</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/handheldshacks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>handheldshacks</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/3dprinted" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>3dprinted</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/e" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>e</span></a>-reader <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/display" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>display</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/kindle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>kindle</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/e" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>e</span></a>-ink <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/ebook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ebook</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/solar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>solar</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/lic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lic</span></a></p>
Project Gutenberg New Books<p>New <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ebook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ebook</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@gutenberg_org" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>gutenberg_org</span></a></span>: Psychology of the stock market by George Charles Selden <a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/75570" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">gutenberg.org/ebooks/75570</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Ross GradyA million iPad <a class="hashtag" href="https://dood.net/tag/ebook" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ebook</a> readers out there, but apparently only Kindle has the ability to turn off all page numbers and other progress indicators? At least I’m struggling to find another one that does it.
Terence Eden<p>Bah! I can't find any <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OpenSource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OpenSource</span></a> book reading software that works with the LCP encryption standard readium.org/lcp/profile-2.0</p><p>Any clues, friends?</p><p>(Before replying, please assume I've clicked on the first result that you Googled.)</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DRM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DRM</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/eBook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>eBook</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/eReader" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>eReader</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OpenSource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OpenSource</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ReverseEngineering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ReverseEngineering</span></a></p>
Wendy Palmer<p>Last day of the <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/Smashwords" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Smashwords</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/ebookweek25" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ebookweek25</span></a> sale!</p><p>It ends 11.59pm Saturday 8 March Pacific Time (which is 3.59pm Sunday in Perth, Australia, and that’s the last timezone help I can give anyone 😂)</p><p>It’s a great chance to stock up on DRM-free ebooks — browse those two hashtags to check out the huge range of Mastodon indie authors with their books on sale.</p><p><a href="https://www.smashwords.com/shelves/promos/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">smashwords.com/shelves/promos/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>books</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/ebook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ebook</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/IndieAuthors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IndieAuthors</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/IndieBooks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IndieBooks</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/DRMFree" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DRMFree</span></a></p>
Robert Kingett<p>Wishing OPDS took off more, partially because it uses <a href="https://caneandable.social/tags/RSS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RSS</span></a> under the hood, but also is a fantastic way to find free Ebooks. <a href="https://wiki.mobileread.com/wiki/OPDS#eBook_Reading_Software_Supporting_OPDS" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">wiki.mobileread.com/wiki/OPDS#</span><span class="invisible">eBook_Reading_Software_Supporting_OPDS</span></a> <a href="https://caneandable.social/tags/EBook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EBook</span></a> <a href="https://caneandable.social/tags/FreeBooks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreeBooks</span></a> <a href="https://caneandable.social/tags/FreeBook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreeBook</span></a> <a href="https://caneandable.social/tags/EBooks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EBooks</span></a></p>
mkj<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@gurotveitnes" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>gurotveitnes</span></a></span> I haven't really dug into the tagging/sorting options (there's decent search, though), but I can definitely suggest looking closely at PocketBook's lineup.</p><p><a href="https://social.mkj.earth/tags/ebook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ebook</span></a></p>
Guro<p>Any recommendations for <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ebook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ebook</span></a> readers for someone who likes to side load everything from <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/calibre" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>calibre</span></a> and that has decent tagging/sorting options? My kindle is dying a slow death (keeps deleting book covers and adds impossible to delete book duplicates…), and I REALLY don’t want to support Amazon in any way. It would be great if there is a more ethical choice out there! <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bookstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bookstodon</span></a></p>
UnCoveredMyths<p>I too am looking for low conflict reads.</p><p>Does anyone have a low conflict book list?</p><p>If not, it would be great to build a community one for authors on the Fediverse.</p><p>Yes, I know what some consider low conflict, others may consider higher levels on conflict.</p><p>There could always be mentioned as internal or external conflict.</p><p>Other suggestions?</p><p><a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/LowConflict" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LowConflict</span></a> <br><a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/Ebook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ebook</span></a></p>
Gero<p>I published the erotic adventures of a group of adult students. Pay what you want, and let me hear, what you think of the stories.</p><p><a href="https://ko-fi.com/s/092a01d803" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">ko-fi.com/s/092a01d803</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ebook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ebook</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/erotic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>erotic</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/story" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>story</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/stories" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>stories</span></a></p>
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