Piracy: ꜱᴀɪʟ ᴛʜᴇ ʜɪɢʜ ꜱᴇᴀꜱ@lemmy.dbzer0.combydannymon@lemmy.dbzer0.com
14 hours

Is there something like Strem.io but for books on mobile?

English

I really want to get into reading but i’m poor and i don’t have money for books, but it’s okay, because i prefer reading on my phone anyway 🥳. I just find book piracy on the phone so tedious because browsing the web on the phone in general is an awful experience. My adhd gamer brain also tends to gravitate towards the path of less friction, which means the easier i can make it to read the more i will naturally gravitate to reading whenever i have spare time.

Something like a Strem.io for books would be super helpful if it exists :D.

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    • Erusset@slrpnk.netEnglish
      2 hours

      Get a larger computer or monitor then, or one of these other suggestions

    • wyldrstallyns@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
      6 hours

      FWIW, in the US at least, you don’t have to live in the area to register for membership with any municipal library and you can have a many as you want.

      Using Libby (et al), I can pretty easily find the book I’m looking for —or, then go look at Anna’s, etc. 🖖🏼

    • xSikes@feddit.onlineEnglish
      9 hours

      If in US, support your local library and use Libby with your library card. Libraries offer lots of free stuff. Besides that, I can’t answer you question, sorry.

    • ExcessShiv@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
      14 hours

      You’re literally just describing libraries…They have an app called Libby, it’s linked to your local library and let’s you borrow eBooks directly.

    • GottaHaveFaith@fedia.io
      8 hours

      just browse a book reviews site or a book store website and then pirate what you like. the electronic library has a telegram bot you can set up and you just need to give it a title to get the book

    • buckykat [none/use name]@hexbear.netEnglish
      13 hours

      Anna’s archive works perfectly fine on mobile.

      There’s also webnovels on sites like royalroad and scribblehub, that’s pretty frictionless