I would like to start managing ebooks and manga properly. I don’t have many, but I plan on increasing my collection. My requirements are not so strict, I don’t mind getting the books/manga myself, but I am also curious about setting up LazyLibrarian at one point, is it worth it? (I already have other *arrs installed on my server). I had similar thoughts about Suwayomi.
My confusion starts from the accessories around all this: Calibre, CalibreWeb/Automated, Komga, Kavita, Audiobookshelf, etc. Does having a Kindle as reading device limits my possibilities to use any of these? Is setting up e.g. both CalibreWeb and Kavita redundant?
I guess my question is how is everyone using these services for their own library :)
No worries! I was pretty much confused myself from the beginning, so I am definitely open to any workflow :) And I do plan to read on one device only as well. My centralized approach was mostly about saving space on the tablet/reader and a possibly easier management and freedom to move to something else in the future, rather than a strict requirement.
I used to have tachyomi on my eink tablet, so this definitely rings a bell, but I thought the only working solution was Suwayomi.
I will look into Mihon and its support of selfhosted solutions then, seems like a nice combination :)
If you want simplicity I recommend skipping all self hosted solutions. You can set mihon to download X chapters ahead for offline reading and delete chapters as you read. On a kindle I’d recommend save as archive and/or cut tall images (webtoons).
Ebooks take no space.
Stick to calibre on your computer and transfer via netshare using a file browser (android: solid explorer) to copy stuff over. That’s what I do.
Thanks! I am open to try both selfhosted and local solutions, let’s see how they work out :) Definitely going to check mihon which was recommended by someone else too, seems like a pretty easy solution (and thanks for the tips about the kindle).