Hi fellow makers, do you know of any DIY projects to build a custom ebook reader? On paper (lol) it should not be that hard… a printed shell, eink display, simgle board computer, battery, some linux flavor with a web/js frontend to manage and read books.
It should not be that hard… but I can’t find anything interesting or solid.
You can follow this. They are trying to build one that is cost effective and from the logs, they are getting there, if not already finished.
This is a complete reimagining of the Open Book Project, but the original mission remains: As a society, we need an open source device for reading. Books are among the most important documents of our culture, yet the most popular and widespread...
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drakko
November 19, 2024, 11:54am
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Don’t know how good these are, but at least you have several choices available:
Using Arduino
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As I need to read a lot of academic papers for work, I thought about getting a large size ebook reader. Since prices are rather insane ($600 min) I am thinking about building my own ereader. I can get 3mm thick 5000mAh LiPo batteries for cheap...
Reading time: 5 mins 🕑
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Build your own DIY e-Reader with an ESP32, an e-paper display, and some simple coding. This project decodes ePUB files, parses HTML files, and renders texts and images on an e-paper display, while ...
https://goodereader.com/blog/electronic-readers/diy-e-reader-project-using-raspberry-pi-and-4-2-inch-e-ink-display
https://www.reddit.com/r/eink/comments/1b92y96/small_diy_ebook_reader_idea/
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