I have an aging Kindle and am looking for a new eReader to both read books and articles I’ve saved throughout the day. I use Wallabag to save articles. I like it over Pocket because it’s better for paywalls because it fetches content directly from the browser.

I am leaning Kobo because of apps like Wallabako and KoReader (not exactly what that is yet but people seem to like it).

Anyone else have a similar setup or have any advice?

  • the@sh.itjust.works
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    2 days ago

    Well, the good news is you can always jailbreak your Kindle to install KOReader which plays nice with Wallabag.

    KOReader is basically a custom app that has much more integration and plug in compared to built in Kindle app.

    Think of your current Kindle UI as “default app” and KOReader as another app that’s much more powerful than Kindle app, and you can always switch between Kindle “app” and KOReader “app” at anytime so you don’t even lose any built in Kindle functionality.

    Personally I found KOReader to be super useful for these:

    • Dark mode on Kindle Paperwhite 3 which doesn’t support it natively

    • Use gesture to increase or reduce Kindle backlight

    • Connect to cloud storage to download books directly

    • Download article using RSS for web serial (shoutout to Pale lights) and basically read my web serial in Kindle

    • Set WiFi to be auto off when Kindle is sleeping and auto connect when out of sleep mode.