It seems like thre are really only a couple of options, and I haven’t found many review or examples that show enough detail to compare them.

Jellyfin has a bookshelf plugin that seems to be able to handle it. Audiobooks look to be accessed through the main client app, and ebooks through a companion app like JellyBook, which also claims to handle audiobooks.

On the other hand, there is Audiobookshelf, which specializes in audiobooks, but also claims to host ebooks. It has a number of client apps, but none that I found mention eBook reading.

I’ve found a couple of other solutions that seem more specialized. Maybe one of those?

I want to be able to read and listen on an Android device, preferably with a native app. I have a few comics, but mostly interested in books and audiobooks. I already have a Jellyfin server setup.

  • Voroxpete@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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    29 days ago

    Audiobookshelf for audiobooks, calibre-web for ebooks. Don’t try to get it to get one thing that does both well, you’re better off with two solutions that are both better at their respective thing.

    • gedaliyah@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
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      29 days ago

      I’ve read some places that Calibre can be finicky. Have you had to troubleshoot any issues with your deployment?

      • opulentocean@lemm.eeEnglish
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        29 days ago

        Calibre is finicky (and I hate the current docker deployment option), but I Calibre-Web is not, and a totally different project. It’s worth taking a look.

  • Shimitar@downonthestreet.euEnglish
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    29 days ago

    +1 for audiobookshelf

    I use it for audiobooks and podcasts.

    Does it support ebooks? Never known.

    Anyway I wouldn’t use it for ebooks, better to use a dedicated reader. Even if they seems to be the same stuff (books) they really are not as one is pure audio and other pure text. Way different way to use them that I think no good reader supports both formats at once in a satisfactory way.

  • madame_gaymes@programming.devEnglish
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    29 days ago

    I think specific solutions for each type of content would be better in the long term if you have a lot of stuff to host, and management/organization will be better since they are catered to whatever the content type is.

    Others have already said it, Audiobookshelf is a good one. For EBooks though, I would highly recommend Calibre Content server. Calibre is pretty much the defacto open source EBook manager out there, a lot of features and abilities specific to ereaders and ebooks of all formats.