https://ebooks.dreamwidth.org/ Ebooks - Dreamwidth Studios Thu, 26 Mar 2015 18:03:00 GMT LiveJournal / Dreamwidth Studios ebooks community https://v2.dreamwidth.org/29032/55371 https://ebooks.dreamwidth.org/ 100 67 https://ebooks.dreamwidth.org/89908.html Thu, 26 Mar 2015 18:03:00 GMT https://ebooks.dreamwidth.org/89908.html Posted by: <span lj:user='glittertine' style='white-space: nowrap;' class='ljuser'><a href='https://glittertine.dreamwidth.org/profile'><img src='https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png' alt='[personal profile] ' width='17' height='17' style='vertical-align: text-bottom; border: 0; padding-right: 1px;' /></a><a href='https://glittertine.dreamwidth.org/'><b>glittertine</b></a></span><br /><br />Hey everyone, I was wondering if any of you have hacked a Kobo Glo? <br /><br />I am a little frustrated that the browser that comes with the Kobo is so slow - I mean, better than none! But right now what I do is browse for fics on the computer or phone, and then start the Kobo Glo browser, whose homepage I have set for <a href="http://archiveofourown.org/works/">http://archiveofourown.org/works/</a>, then I enter the number of the fic I want, hit the download, et voilà. Ten years ago I would've dreamed of a setup this wonderful, but right now, it mostly means I don't bother switching from my phone to the e-reader unless the fic is well above 30k, which obviously is bad both from an eye-health point of view and from an energy consumption point of view. <br /><br />So, android hacking a Kobo, yay/nay? Does it make the browsing faster? Does it have any benefits at all? Or is there another browser out there that's better than what comes with the Glo? Any tips or tricks would be appreciated.<br /><br />ETA: to clarify - I'm not looking for instructions on how to hack the device, I'm sure I can find them (though if you have a rec, by all means tell me). I'm more interested in finding out if it's worth it to hack the Kobo if 99.9% of the time I use it I'm reading AO3 epubs.<br /><br />ETA2: I just updated my Kobo to the newest firmware and it's now significantly faster during scrolling, so that solved that problem. If you've not updated the firmware in a while, I highly recommend it.<br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=ebooks&ditemid=89908" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments https://ebooks.dreamwidth.org/89908.html android device: kobo hacking ao3 public glittertine 1 https://ebooks.dreamwidth.org/89290.html Sun, 21 Sep 2014 14:18:39 GMT https://ebooks.dreamwidth.org/89290.html Posted by: <span lj:user='shanaqui' style='white-space: nowrap;' class='ljuser'><a href='https://shanaqui.dreamwidth.org/profile'><img src='https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png' alt='[personal profile] ' width='17' height='17' style='vertical-align: text-bottom; border: 0; padding-right: 1px;' /></a><a href='https://shanaqui.dreamwidth.org/'><b>shanaqui</b></a></span><br /><br />For those of us with Kobos, I've put together a guide on how to increase the storage space on 'em. It's mostly geared towards the Kobo Mini, but I'm told it's basically the same with all of them. <br /><br /><a href="http://breathesbooks.com/2014/09/21/creating-more-storage-space-on-a-kobo/">Tahdah</a>! Link goes to my blog. <br /><br />My method uses 100% free software: any cost comes from getting a new SD card. My total cost was £15, which included a new micro SD, a set of tiny screwdrivers and a micro SD converter.<br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=ebooks&ditemid=89290" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments https://ebooks.dreamwidth.org/89290.html misc resources device: kobo kobo hacking cheerful public shanaqui 0 https://ebooks.dreamwidth.org/36428.html Sun, 27 Mar 2011 18:24:28 GMT https://ebooks.dreamwidth.org/36428.html Posted by: <span lj:user='shinsetsu' style='white-space: nowrap;' class='ljuser'><a href='https://shinsetsu.dreamwidth.org/profile'><img src='https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png' alt='[personal profile] ' width='17' height='17' style='vertical-align: text-bottom; border: 0; padding-right: 1px;' /></a><a href='https://shinsetsu.dreamwidth.org/'><b>shinsetsu</b></a></span><br /><br /><br><a href="http://www.npr.org/2011/03/27/134897271/cheaper-than-a-tablet-rooting-your-e-reader&amp;sc=nl&amp;cc=nh-20110327">'Cheaper Than A Tablet: 'Rooting' Your E-Reader'</a><br><br><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=ebooks&ditemid=36428" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments https://ebooks.dreamwidth.org/36428.html hacking internet e-reader public shinsetsu 4