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Have you done calibre web or others? How does it compare?

• robbiet480 1mo ago
  I haven't spent much time with calibre-web in a long time but can confidently say BookOrbit blows it out of the water in terms of functionality. I love that I can have one app that handles books and audiobooks. The ecosystem of apps that work with it is growing quick too, Apogee for iOS being a standout for me. They recently added readaloud support (like Amazon Whispersync or Storyteller) natively in the app, which I've never seen done before. I have no relation to BookOrbit except I'm a very happy user.
  • wredcoll 1mo ago
    I don't think calibreweb is that old, are you thinking of the calibre webserver?
  • tcoff91 1mo ago
    The storyteller mobile apps have supported readaloud for years. You can even set different playback speeds for readaloud vs listening, so when you background the app or lock your phone screen, it will switch from the readaloud speed to the listening speed. I typically use like 2.25x for readaloud and 1.5x for listening.
    • robbiet480 1mo ago
      Yes they have, but they didn't have the ability to align a book _on device_ like Apogee does. It just listens for a few seconds of audio to find where you are in the book and then aligns automatically going forward without having to pre-process.
      • tcoff91 1mo ago
        Could you link to this Apogee app? i'm interested to see other apps in the space. On-device alignment is coming in Storyteller v3 apps.