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At that rate, you might as well buy and use an e-reader instead. It really doesn't get any more comfortable in the hands than a light device like a Kobo or what

At that rate, you might as well buy and use an e-reader instead. It really doesn't get any more comfortable in the hands than a light device like a Kobo or whatever one you prefer.

davisr 11d ago
I chop my books and read them on my reMarkable tablet. It really doesn't get any better. https://www.davisr.me/projects/books/ https://www.davisr.me/projects/books/
- SmasherEpilepti 11d ago
  That's cool and all, but I generally prefer my text reflowable, and find PDF reading on any not-huge e-reader to be a pain in the ass. It's worth it for things that are rich in figures and formatting (like House of Leaves, many textbooks, comics and manga, etc), but for the typical novel or non-fiction book, I really do want just text and the most minimal formatting and layout instructions possible, so I can configure to my own comfort, not to whatever the publisher has decided they want me to see.
  - davisr 11d ago
    You must have forgotten the point of this thread was about chopping books.
    - SmasherEpilepti 11d ago
      It seemed to me more about taking control of things to read in ways that are most comfortable and convenient. I was already off the topic of specifically chopping up books.
    - Dylan16807 11d ago
      You replied to someone comparing it to e-readers; you do not get to complain they say more about e-readers.
- danielmeskin 11d ago
  What do you do with the pages of the book once you’ve scanned it?
ocd 11d ago
I somewhat liked my Kobo except for how much Rakuten kept getting more aggressive with forcing their environment on me. And then my Kobo decided to wipe and reset itself on its own, losing all of my bookmarks and other data. Nice hardware concept, completely unacceptable software.
- benterris 11d ago
  You should check out KOReader [1], an OSS alternative interface software for ereaders. I have it installed on my kobo and I couldn't be happier with it. [1] https://koreader.rocks/ https://koreader.rocks/
  - ocd 11d ago
    My grievance is mainly with the overall firmware/software that has such deep control over storage and all. I've tried KOReader and Plato, but it's just replacing the document reader.
    - BeetleB 11d ago
      Amongst the big ereader brands, Kobo is actually the nicest in terms of letting users hack them.
      - __rito__ 11d ago
        But Amazon does give a seamless experience. I don't have the urge to fight all my devices.
moffkalast 11d ago
And you don't even have to hold it open and mess with bookmarks which at least to me was always super annoying. And the built in lamp, chapter search and dictionary. And single tap page forward and back. Physical books are beyond obsolete imho.
- QuantumNomad_ 11d ago
  > mess with bookmarks I’ve have had enough bookmarks fall out of the book that I have changed my strategy. Instead of using a bookmark I take a photo of the last page I was reading before closing the book. I then add the photo to favourites so it’s easier to find. And then later when I continue to read, I check in my camera roll to see what page I was on. With the current book I am reading I also like to end on the end of a chapter when I can. Easy to remember that next time I will start reading chapter 5 or whatever. And if I don’t have time or energy to read to the end of a chapter I still try to remember what page number I am on, just in case my phone runs out of battery and I want to continue reading.
  - moffkalast 11d ago
    Well that's certainly the most ridiculous way of keeping track I've ever heard of :D Not only do you always have to scroll through the pages to find the right one, you also have to mess with your phone a bit first.
    - layer8 11d ago
      I would assume that the photo includes the page number.
      - QuantumNomad_ 10d ago
        It does. I photograph the page, not a super close-up of a few words of text.
      - moffkalast 10d ago
        It's still O(log n) to find the right page from a closed book. Compare that entire rube goldberg machine with one button press on an e-reader.
BeetleB 11d ago
So many books not available as epub...

At that rate, you might as well buy and use an e-reader instead. It really doesn't get any more comfortable in the hands than a light device like a Kobo or whatever one you prefer.

davisr 11d ago

I chop my books and read them on my reMarkable tablet. It really doesn't get any better. https://www.davisr.me/projects/books/ https://www.davisr.me/projects/books/

SmasherEpilepti 11d ago
That's cool and all, but I generally prefer my text reflowable, and find PDF reading on any not-huge e-reader to be a pain in the ass. It's worth it for things that are rich in figures and formatting (like House of Leaves, many textbooks, comics and manga, etc), but for the typical novel or non-fiction book, I really do want just text and the most minimal formatting and layout instructions possible, so I can configure to my own comfort, not to whatever the publisher has decided they want me to see.
- davisr 11d ago
  You must have forgotten the point of this thread was about chopping books.
  - SmasherEpilepti 11d ago
    It seemed to me more about taking control of things to read in ways that are most comfortable and convenient. I was already off the topic of specifically chopping up books.
  - Dylan16807 11d ago
    You replied to someone comparing it to e-readers; you do not get to complain they say more about e-readers.
danielmeskin 11d ago
What do you do with the pages of the book once you’ve scanned it?

ocd 11d ago

I somewhat liked my Kobo except for how much Rakuten kept getting more aggressive with forcing their environment on me. And then my Kobo decided to wipe and reset itself on its own, losing all of my bookmarks and other data. Nice hardware concept, completely unacceptable software.

benterris 11d ago
You should check out KOReader [1], an OSS alternative interface software for ereaders. I have it installed on my kobo and I couldn't be happier with it. [1] https://koreader.rocks/ https://koreader.rocks/
- ocd 11d ago
  My grievance is mainly with the overall firmware/software that has such deep control over storage and all. I've tried KOReader and Plato, but it's just replacing the document reader.
  - BeetleB 11d ago
    Amongst the big ereader brands, Kobo is actually the nicest in terms of letting users hack them.
    - __rito__ 11d ago
      But Amazon does give a seamless experience. I don't have the urge to fight all my devices.

moffkalast 11d ago

And you don't even have to hold it open and mess with bookmarks which at least to me was always super annoying. And the built in lamp, chapter search and dictionary. And single tap page forward and back. Physical books are beyond obsolete imho.

QuantumNomad_ 11d ago
> mess with bookmarks I’ve have had enough bookmarks fall out of the book that I have changed my strategy. Instead of using a bookmark I take a photo of the last page I was reading before closing the book. I then add the photo to favourites so it’s easier to find. And then later when I continue to read, I check in my camera roll to see what page I was on. With the current book I am reading I also like to end on the end of a chapter when I can. Easy to remember that next time I will start reading chapter 5 or whatever. And if I don’t have time or energy to read to the end of a chapter I still try to remember what page number I am on, just in case my phone runs out of battery and I want to continue reading.
- moffkalast 11d ago
  Well that's certainly the most ridiculous way of keeping track I've ever heard of :D Not only do you always have to scroll through the pages to find the right one, you also have to mess with your phone a bit first.
  - layer8 11d ago
    I would assume that the photo includes the page number.
    - QuantumNomad_ 10d ago
      It does. I photograph the page, not a super close-up of a few words of text.
    - moffkalast 10d ago
      It's still O(log n) to find the right page from a closed book. Compare that entire rube goldberg machine with one button press on an e-reader.

BeetleB 11d ago

So many books not available as epub...