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Recently, I’ve spent some time consolidating my ebooks in Calibre (freeware ebook library management software). One of the things I had to import and organize was my archive of downloaded fanfiction (saved fics can be imported into Calibre as files or one can use plugin FanFicFare for it)
I wanted those files to have some nice looking book covers, so I’ve created a special AO3-edition of my book covers template. Those are to be used with “Generate Cover” plugin, that allows more control over the generated book cover, with an option to create your own design.
Download for free here + get instructions on installation and usage:
https://www.blog.private-universe.net/2025/03/03/calibre-book-cover-templates-ao3-edition/
I hope someone might get some usage of it too...
A haunted house will never be too spooky to enter as long as there are cats waiting for me inside. 🐈⬛
I made this Kindle Insert during spooky season last year, but I still use it frequently! How could I not when it has cats on it?!
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I'm using my e-reader to read more fanfictions than books... I had download so many fanfictions that it was time to create a folder for every ship.💀
Don’t mind me, just reading Sappho on my DSi
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DIY tablet / ebook reader
I was running out of space to store books and I didn't want to buy a Kindle - that would put me in bed with Amazon and it would just need to be replaced in a few years anyway. So I decided to build something cheaper and better that I could repair and upgrade myself.
This Raspberry Pi eReader is almost complete - it's functional but its case hasn't arrived yet. In brief, this is a Raspberry Pi 4 B attached to the back of a Touch Display 2 (7") running Foliate ereader software. It has no battery and must be plugged in to work. This post will cover parts and setup; usability notes will be in the next post.
For those who aren't familiar, a Raspberry Pi is a fully functional Linux computer that fits in the palm of your hand; you can attach a keyboard, mouse, and monitor to it and cruise the web if you like. This project is basically a touchscreen tablet.
Parts:
Raspberry Pi 4 B (4GB). I chose this instead of the model 5 because fan cooling is suggested for that one. $55
Touch Display 2 (7"). $60
power supply and SD card, I think $20
Plastic case to cover the rear and edges. This hasn't arrived yet.
Setup:
1. Install the raspberry pi OS on the SD card. To do that, you put the SD card into an adapter of some sort and plug it into to a Windows or Mac computer. On that computer, install raspberry pi's imager software and run it. Tell it what Pi you have and other options. This includes telling it the name and password of your wifi so the Pi can get on the internet. Tell the imager software to write the OS to the SD card, then physically insert the SD card into its slot on the Pi. The Pi must be unplugged to do this.
2. Physically assemble the parts. There are two cables between the Pi and the display: one for power and one for data. The ribbon cable for data is a bit nonintuitive - it took me three youtube videos to finally find how the retaining clips work. (It's a single-piece black plastic part that loosens by sliding outwards in the direction the cable is coming from. You loosen it, insert the cable, then push it back in.) You attach the cables to the display, screw the Pi to the back of the display, then connect the cables to the Pi.
3. Plug it in, let it boot, and update the OS. This is just like letting a new Windows PC do all its windows updates. It's done by typing two commands into a command line.
4. Install Foliate. Foliate is 3rd party software distributed in the "snap store" so it's preconfigured to run on most varieties of linux.
5. Copy your ebook files to the Pi. I did this by loading them onto a USB thumb drive on my windows machine, then plugging that thumb drive into the Pi. The Pi's GUI lets you drag and drop files.
In the next post I'll talk about the results.
do I prefer physical books? Well yes of course, but see my Kobo is really light and has a grip that's easy on my joints, can be magnified when my glasses are a sensory issue, is set with dyslexic friendly fonts, is filled with fanfic and free books from Libby, and can export my annotations so I can print them and paste into my journal when my in hands hurt. Oh and it's not amazon so there are no ads and I own the stuff I do actually buy.
Can I ask which eReader(s) you use? I’ve been wanting one really bad but I want one that works well with epubs and ao3 in particular. Do you have one you can just straight download from ao3 or do you have to use a pc/tablet and transfer?
Sorry to be a bother but I got excited to see you are able to save fics to a eReader <3
I’m struggling to choose between kobo/kindle or even a iPad mini. There are so many choices out there 😅 (which is good and bad lol)
Thanks! No pressure if this is an annoying thing to ask!
NOT AN ANNOYING ASK AT ALL. I legit love talking about ereaders with people! For me, take this with a grain of salt, because my needs are potentially different from most: - I prefer fic hunting/saving on desktop, I keep my personal archive of fic I like, and I prefer side loading onto my reader so that I can organize easier in large batches. - I'm dealing with literal thousands of fics, so the ability to organize is really important to me. 😂 I've tried a few, but the ones I keep coming back to are the Kindle Paperwhite and the Kobo Libra Color. My only real complaint about the Paperwhite is that it will only hold about 1,000 files/books in a single folder with the mass adding feature, after that you have to add them manually one by one. For someone who's dealing with three thousand fics, that gets old real fast. My only complaint about the Kobo is that it doesn't have a "books not sorted into a folder" option like the Paperwhite does, which would be helpful for not losing fics. Otherwise, the Kobo is my dream reader, I love the edge along one side for easier holding, I love the ability to chuck literally 3k+ fics into a single folder, I love the layout! I've had like three different Paperwhites because I wore them out and they're super comfortable to read with and generally I think they're a great all-rounder, meaning that it might not be 100% perfect, but it's definitely going to have most of what you want. I don't use the Kindle store on the Paperwhite itself and while I've never used it, just Googling, "can you send ao3 epubs to kindle" says that there's a bunch of different ways to set that up! It looks like Kobo's more difficult on that front, not as easy to set up a direct way to send them and most seem to suggest sticking with sideloading via usb. If you want to do a lot of online browsing, I wouldn't necessarily suggest a Paperwhite or Kobo, you'd be better off going with a tablet, but if you really want to be able to read outdoors, I could NOT live without their digital ink. It doesn't matter how bright the sun is, because it's like reading a physical book, whereas a backlit tablet is a nightmare to try to read on a sunny day. 😂 Plus, it's easier on the eyes if you're going to be doing long reading sessions. Overall, depending on what you're looking to get out of your reading, I usually suggest the Paperwhite because it's so adaptable and hard to go wrong with!