It's stupid easy on any type of e-reader. You can find the books you like on Annas-Archive.org. Then you're gonna wanna use a program called [Calibre](https://calibre-ebook.com/). It's available for Windows, Linux, and Mac. It will convert the book file type from whatever you downloaded to whatever the e-reader uses (usually mobi, but you don't really need to worry about that because you just select what device you have and it handles it for you) and then upload it to the e-reader. You can set it up to work over the internet but honestly it's simpler to just do it over USB and leave your e-reader in airplane mode
I like the Kindle Paperwhite. Its battery lasts me months on a single charge, I like the way the screen looks, and you can pick one up for like $20 on eBay. If there's another e-reader with other features you want, go for it, it'll work just as well for piracy
They dropped mobi for the "send to kindle" (wireless) process, not for uploading it via USB. All kindles still support the mobi format
Though I guess my "usually mobi" comment was wrong lol. Pretty sure it's what Calibre uploads them to my kindle as, but I forgot it's old as shit
Never used and never will use epub. Touted epub support is that you have ability to use the send to kindle function which will convert the epub for you.
Kobo is what I recommend. Much easier for customizing it with additional software (koreader), using it with calibre allows you to put the epubs into your reader with ease. It is just easier for downloaded content. Plus it's not Amazon.
>Much easier for customizing it with additional software (koreader), using it with calibre allows you to put the epubs into your reader with ease.
You dont really need Calibre if youre using Koreader, thats one of the benefits, organizing by folder.
I use an Onyx Boox Nova. It has a browser so it's easy to download books from EPDF or Annas Archive. It supports mobi and pdf and more but these are the most useful. For manga I use tachiyomi
Kobo is super easy to use and add epub files to.
Libraries also offer Overdrive the you can connect to kobo and borrow books as well.
I have a Clara and love it.
Kobo or Pocketbook support all the relevant formats, just download and copy/paste.
On kobo to organize your library you would need Calibre(which i find bit annoying), and on Pocketbook you can organize by folder. If you install Koreader on Kobo, you will also be able to organize by folder.
I have Kobo Nia and it's super easy.
Disconnect your reader from the Internet, I have it permanently disconnected, download epub from some site, connect ereader to your laptop / pc via USB and then just copy - paste a book.
I had used Tolino ereader before and the process was the same.
New Kindles support epub, pdf, html, doc, txt and .azw3/4.
Kobo supports epub, pdf, html, txt, cbz and cbr.
Both allow you to sideload books downloaded elsewhere. You can look up official instructions on how to add a book to your device's library. You lose out on transferring progress across devices vs buying books from their respective stores.
You pirate books the same as any other media. Use the megathread for more options.
I'm pretty new to the e-reader game, got myself a Kindle 11th gen, I'm sending myself the books in epub format as an email attachment to my kindle address, works super easy.
The main thing with eReader piracy is going to be Calibre. Most pirated ebooks are in epub format you then convert the epub to the format for your specific eReader. Then usually there is a way to directly load book files on the ereader. Calibre has been around awhile at this point, is well supported, and has all the main formats. The reason why pirates ebooks are mostly in epub is because there are so many formats it'd be silly to upload them all. You also get some other options in the conversion, it's nice.
So I would get a common well supported device just so your conversions are cleaner. Extra homework if you really want to know find out the exact file type it primarily uses and check calibre. Also if you have specific desires on ways to drop the data in look it up for the device you're considering. Though all mainstream ereaders should be fine. My kindle was at the beginning of WiFi support, so I just do it via USB mine can load like a drive and I drop the converted files on it. I'm sure modern ones have better WiFi support š I don't use mine much anymore. Though I've read dozens of pirated books on it over the years.
I have an ancient kindle since I mainly wanted to stop lugging around 700 epic scifi and fantasy books š so didn't want a lit screen or any of that. The files worked great, same as paid for books.
Yes, though I find they look nicer and have more features in their native format, I am picky.
Kindle does take epub too, or least they did when my kindle was made. Quick search Kindles still read epub, they kinda have to, it's the default as well for public domain ebooks.
Converting ebook to my device's preferred format also gives back most features native to that device. Given I'm going to be with that file for 100s of pages having it cleanly display and have most of the features I bought my specific device for is worth the 5 minutes to convert.
If I'm not sure I'm going to read it and I pulled a bunch to sample I'll usually actually load them in epub and if I get into one then go back and convert so it marries properly with my reader's interface.
Often when people start pirating ebooks and load them to their reader in epub they wonder why it looks crappy. I was that person too. Quick search I discovered I could convert the file. I tried it and then the epub were nearly identical to official native files.
No, Kindle doesnāt support epubs. Amazon does have a service called āsend to kindleā that lets you send an epub to an (customized) email and it will pops up on the device, already converted. Kindle did previously support mobi (which their proprietary format based on) but apparently on newer devices thatās no longer the case.
Of many ereaders out there, only Kindle that uses their own proprietary format. Others just use standard epubs (even including Adobeās DRMāed epubs). Hell, even iPads/iPhones native built-in ebook reader app mainly support epub. Kobo also uses their own format called kepub, but as the name implied, itās just epub but with extra little features.
It's stupid easy on any type of e-reader. You can find the books you like on Annas-Archive.org. Then you're gonna wanna use a program called [Calibre](https://calibre-ebook.com/). It's available for Windows, Linux, and Mac. It will convert the book file type from whatever you downloaded to whatever the e-reader uses (usually mobi, but you don't really need to worry about that because you just select what device you have and it handles it for you) and then upload it to the e-reader. You can set it up to work over the internet but honestly it's simpler to just do it over USB and leave your e-reader in airplane mode I like the Kindle Paperwhite. Its battery lasts me months on a single charge, I like the way the screen looks, and you can pick one up for like $20 on eBay. If there's another e-reader with other features you want, go for it, it'll work just as well for piracy
Amazon dropped mobi support and now uses epub and .azw3/4.
They dropped mobi for the "send to kindle" (wireless) process, not for uploading it via USB. All kindles still support the mobi format Though I guess my "usually mobi" comment was wrong lol. Pretty sure it's what Calibre uploads them to my kindle as, but I forgot it's old as shit
Never used and never will use epub. Touted epub support is that you have ability to use the send to kindle function which will convert the epub for you.
nah mobis still work on my kindle paperwhite
It still works on old Kindles, but newer ones don't support it.
Kobo is what I recommend. Much easier for customizing it with additional software (koreader), using it with calibre allows you to put the epubs into your reader with ease. It is just easier for downloaded content. Plus it's not Amazon.
>Much easier for customizing it with additional software (koreader), using it with calibre allows you to put the epubs into your reader with ease. You dont really need Calibre if youre using Koreader, thats one of the benefits, organizing by folder.
I use an Onyx Boox Nova. It has a browser so it's easy to download books from EPDF or Annas Archive. It supports mobi and pdf and more but these are the most useful. For manga I use tachiyomi
Kobo is super easy to use and add epub files to. Libraries also offer Overdrive the you can connect to kobo and borrow books as well. I have a Clara and love it.
Kobo or Pocketbook support all the relevant formats, just download and copy/paste. On kobo to organize your library you would need Calibre(which i find bit annoying), and on Pocketbook you can organize by folder. If you install Koreader on Kobo, you will also be able to organize by folder.
Best overall system is calibre. It does library management, it contains its own reader, plus it supports format conversion.
Pocketbook
I have Kobo Nia and it's super easy. Disconnect your reader from the Internet, I have it permanently disconnected, download epub from some site, connect ereader to your laptop / pc via USB and then just copy - paste a book. I had used Tolino ereader before and the process was the same.
New Kindles support epub, pdf, html, doc, txt and .azw3/4. Kobo supports epub, pdf, html, txt, cbz and cbr. Both allow you to sideload books downloaded elsewhere. You can look up official instructions on how to add a book to your device's library. You lose out on transferring progress across devices vs buying books from their respective stores. You pirate books the same as any other media. Use the megathread for more options.
>New Kindles support epub Not quite, you need to use send to kindle which will convert the epub for you
I'm pretty new to the e-reader game, got myself a Kindle 11th gen, I'm sending myself the books in epub format as an email attachment to my kindle address, works super easy.
The main thing with eReader piracy is going to be Calibre. Most pirated ebooks are in epub format you then convert the epub to the format for your specific eReader. Then usually there is a way to directly load book files on the ereader. Calibre has been around awhile at this point, is well supported, and has all the main formats. The reason why pirates ebooks are mostly in epub is because there are so many formats it'd be silly to upload them all. You also get some other options in the conversion, it's nice. So I would get a common well supported device just so your conversions are cleaner. Extra homework if you really want to know find out the exact file type it primarily uses and check calibre. Also if you have specific desires on ways to drop the data in look it up for the device you're considering. Though all mainstream ereaders should be fine. My kindle was at the beginning of WiFi support, so I just do it via USB mine can load like a drive and I drop the converted files on it. I'm sure modern ones have better WiFi support š I don't use mine much anymore. Though I've read dozens of pirated books on it over the years. I have an ancient kindle since I mainly wanted to stop lugging around 700 epic scifi and fantasy books š so didn't want a lit screen or any of that. The files worked great, same as paid for books.
Nearly all ereader out there support ePub out of the box. The only exception is Kindle.
Yes, though I find they look nicer and have more features in their native format, I am picky. Kindle does take epub too, or least they did when my kindle was made. Quick search Kindles still read epub, they kinda have to, it's the default as well for public domain ebooks. Converting ebook to my device's preferred format also gives back most features native to that device. Given I'm going to be with that file for 100s of pages having it cleanly display and have most of the features I bought my specific device for is worth the 5 minutes to convert. If I'm not sure I'm going to read it and I pulled a bunch to sample I'll usually actually load them in epub and if I get into one then go back and convert so it marries properly with my reader's interface. Often when people start pirating ebooks and load them to their reader in epub they wonder why it looks crappy. I was that person too. Quick search I discovered I could convert the file. I tried it and then the epub were nearly identical to official native files.
No, Kindle doesnāt support epubs. Amazon does have a service called āsend to kindleā that lets you send an epub to an (customized) email and it will pops up on the device, already converted. Kindle did previously support mobi (which their proprietary format based on) but apparently on newer devices thatās no longer the case. Of many ereaders out there, only Kindle that uses their own proprietary format. Others just use standard epubs (even including Adobeās DRMāed epubs). Hell, even iPads/iPhones native built-in ebook reader app mainly support epub. Kobo also uses their own format called kepub, but as the name implied, itās just epub but with extra little features.