Build your own ebook reader?

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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.

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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.

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Don’t know how good these are, but at least you have several choices available:

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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Not sure if you’re still exploring this but I was working on an SDK (epuBear SDK) specifically for ebook reader apps (handling things like rendering, navigation, and reader logic), so if you end up going the DIY route, that might save you a lot of time.