Books
If you have the URL to this page then it’s possible you’ve been invited to partake in my book server.
If you’re looking to hook it up to an e-reader here is a list as at 2024-02
| App | OS (where to get) | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Kybook v1, 2 or 3 | iOS | Recommended Works well as at 2025-03 |
| Moon+ Reader | Android | Recommended Works well as at 2025-03, this is what I use. Note, I have purchased this app as I find it so incredibly great that I wanted to support the makers. The Pro version definitely has some advantages but is not necessary for reading and managing books on your android device. |
| Calibre-Companion | Android | Opensource, in active development, new features and functions continue to appear. Takes advantage of Calibre Web functionality that no other reader can. May make it easy to “send2ereader” for android based e-readers like the Kobo or Amazon Fire. Note the URL for this app is simply https://books.stewartclan.ca |
| Foliate | Linux Desktop | Cover pictures are not supported |
Based on your own operating system install the app above that you’d like and then add either a “collection” or “library” or “cloud” source and when it asks for a URL use https://books.stewartclan.ca/opds
Once you’ve put that in, it will likely challenge you for your username and password and then it should just work.
If you want to just explore to see what’s there a browser might be easier than using a reader. Just go to https://books.stewartclan.ca and log in as you… you can explore, mark favourites or whatever. I have tagged the books… with simplified genre, series and if they are more than one book in a single file omnibus.
The above are what are called OPDS readers and the book server should work with any OPDS compliant reader.
If the above recommendations don’t suit you can see a good listing of apps for Android here and iOS here.
Kobo eReaders:
If you have told me you have a kobo e-reader, I will have enabled this feature for you. You should have 2 options under your profile (click on your username upper right of the browser window will be a link to your user profile). The options are:
‘Kobo Sync Token’ with a (Create/View) button and ‘Sync only books in selected shelves with Kobo’
Check the second one definitely to prevent getting every book in the system sync’d to your Kobo.
Click the “Create/View” button to get the URL with token that you will need to paste into the Kobo e-Reader configuration file you’ll be editing later. Before doing anything on the Kobo, + Create a Shelf for syncing with the Kobo reader… add at least one book to ensure the sync works. This is an option at the bottom of the left-hand navigation in the browser. Once the shelf is created ensure the checkbox for ‘Sync this shelf with Kobo device’ is checked in the Shelf Properties.
Now, plug in your Kobo to your computer. Follow the onscreen prompt to enable the connection then open your Kobo’s root folder on your computer. You’ll need to have hidden files enabled (unless you’re doing this via the command line, which is an option), because you have to head to the .kobo folder. Click into the Kobo subdirectory, then look for the Kobo eReader.conf file. I highly suggest making a copy in that directory in case you want to revert to stock settings without fuss.
Under the OneStoreServices section in the configuration file, you’re looking for the line that starts with api_endpoint=. This is where you will paste the API URL you generated earlier. Save the file, exit your text editor, and safely eject the Kobo.
Once you’re back on the Kobo home screen, trigger a manual sync by tapping the Sync icon in the top toolbar. This first one might take a while as Calibre Web builds its own database and syncs everything you selected. The process should download the books themselves, as well as the metadata and covers.