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A few days ago I discovered https://github.com/ealang/pixel-reader which lets you read EPUB-s on the Miyoo Mini Plus retro gaming device with a 3.5" screen. I really enjoy reading on it.

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This reminds me of programs that converted plain-text ebooks (and maybe ePubs as well?) to J2ME apps you could install on your featurephone. Good times!

I was thinking about TequilaCat the other day, in my current quest to find a good FLOSS one-size-fits-all multi format reader for Android. KOreader is clumsy, MuPDF Viewer is quite nice and minimalistic, Librera FD has lots of options but I still can't tell what bothers me.

I think it truly shows how much has changed, as a teenager I didn't care the text only format, sometimes even awfully formatted, if I could read something from my phone while commuting to school.

FBReader might be a nice choice. It's pretty minimalistic, configurable just the right amount, supports EPub, FB2, MOBI and a bunch of other formats. I'm pretty happy with it – give it a try too if you haven't yet:

https://f-droid.org/packages/org.geometerplus.zlibrary.ui.an...

https://fbreader.org/android

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