[m-p-3]

That would be nice if this can be ported to other eReaders like the Kindle and Kobo.

[Fnoord]

You can use a Kobo offline, see this guide [1]. A Kobo runs Linux under the hood, IIRC Android (probably some old version which is why I keep my WLAN offline and only allow on guest network. This also helps with battery). You can also install custom applications on it, for example Cool Reader [2].

A ReMarkable you can just SSH into. Which seems far more friendlier for customization, but its also a different price class and purpose.

[1] https://kobo-offline.virgulilla.com/

[2] https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=222803

[scottlocklin]

what? nobody mentioning Koreader? Light years ahead of whatever Nickel reader comes with the thing.

[Fnoord]

Link [1]

Sorry, I never used any custom firmware on our Kobos. You see, I keep them offline, so I'd care less about security vulnerabilities in them (plus if they go online, its via guest network). Also, I am very content with the software on our Kobo readers (Aura One and Aura Two). I do use Calibre + USB sometimes. What am I missing out on?

[1] https://github.com/koreader/koreader

[scottlocklin]

Stuff I use every day: column reflow, djvu/chm/mobi support, cropping and zoom on text size even in scanned images.

Supposedly lots of other features as well , but simply supporting djvu is so huge for me, I can't imagine bothering with nickel.

[webmaven]

> That would be nice if this can be ported to other eReaders like the Kindle and Kobo.

Does this actually have any ebook reading functionality? Skimming through, the closest thing seems to be "notes" .