• helpImTrappedOnline@lemmy.world
    7·
    2 months ago

    Is there a way to get hoopla on an e-reader? Assuming no… edit, forgot about the android ereaders. I would go for that + hoopla.

    If you’re reading on a tablet or android e-ink, I’d probably go with Hoopla. If I had a Kindle, I’d have to go K Unlimited*. As for content, Kindle probably has more [citation needed], but hoopla has alot.

    E-ink beats all for reading text, personally I can’t read books on a LCD screen. Tablet is great for picture books and comics.

    Hoopla can be gotten free via library card, so that immediately gives then a +1 over Amazon.

    Amazon has so many negatives, I hate to give them more money.

    This next part is not really related to the question, so here’s the TLDR: personal anecdote about reading free public domain ebooks…

    * I actually do have a kindle, but don’t do Unlimited.

    Personally, I have found some great sources of public domain e-books. Reading classics for the sake of enjoyment and not a class has been great. I’ve found Most English books in the 1850-1920 era are easy to read. Sometimes I have to look up an odd word, but that not any different than new books.

    I do buy a few modern ebooks I want, but probably 70% of my reading these days is free public domain stuff.

    The ones I know of include;

    Project Gutenberg - very large collection, formatting may vary. Some books are just walls of text with 0 line breaks or paragraph indents.

    Standardebooks.org - takes public domain books from places such as Gutenberg and turns them into well formated ebooks.

    Bookwise.io - more public domain books, but a web-reader formated specifically for mobile devices.

    Lastly, if you or anyone reading this does decide to go the free-ebook route or buys them regularly - Calibe is the iTunes of eBook management. (But FOSS) https://calibre-ebook.com/

  • sunbrrnslapper@lemmy.world
    4·
    2 months ago

    I haven’t used Hoopla, but it appears to be a free connection to library content. I don’t know how payment is given to creators, if at all.

    I’ve had a great experience with KU, which is like $15/month. The authors are paid for their work, including indie authors, although they are paid more if you buy their Kindle book (rather than rent it).

  • TheRealKuni@lemmy.worldEnglish
    4·
    2 months ago

    I’ve not used hoopla, but I’ve used Libby. Libby lets you check out ebooks and then read them on e-Ink Kindles, I’m not sure if hoopla does (you might need their app).

    Either way, if your library offers such services, might as well use them!