A quick weekend project, no soldering required, simply plug and play open source.

This is an entirely open source cyberdeck eReader. It’s running RPi OS with KoReader allowing it to be a full Linux computer as well as an eReader. I used a Raspberry Pi model 4 B with 8gb of ram and a 128gb mini SD to future proof any future needs I may have but it could absolutely run on as little as 1gb of ram with a 32gb mini SD.

The whole point of this build was for it to be an easy weekend build so I can have a digital backup of all my epubs in a format that is not beholden to amazon or any other closed loop system!

Components:

Raspberry Pi 4 Model B (8GB) https://amzn.eu/d/02HSojHu FREENOVE 7 Inch Touchscreen Monitor for Raspberry Pi 5 4 B 3 B+ A+, 800x480 Pixel IPS Display https://amzn.eu/d/0dl3y2gR VEGER Power Bank with Built-in Cables 10000mAh https://amzn.eu/d/02uhNtJ1 4pcs Book Cloth, 40 x 16 Inch Bookcloth https://amzn.eu/d/031zHaDm SanDisk 128GB Ultra microSDXC card + SD adapter https://amzn.eu/d/0b2KroGY N35 Neodymium Magnet - 10mm dia x 1.5mm thick - 0.89kg Pull - Pack of 20 https://amzn.eu/d/06w9vTdZ

In the spirit of cyberdeck building I reused or scavenged parts for this build but I've included links to everything you'd would need to build this from Amazon but you could absolutely get all of this for cheaper by shopping around!

Resources + Tutorials:

https://projects.raspberrypi.org/en/projects/raspberry-pi-setting-up https://flatpak.org/setup/Raspberry%20Pi%20OS https://koreader.rocks/ https://calibre-ebook.com/ https://filezilla-project.org/ https://forums.raspberrypi.com/viewtopic.php?t=63843 https://www.instructables.com/Make-a-Hard-Cover-for-Your-Handmade-Book/

As always if you'd like to support my making endeavors you can buy me a coffee via ko-fi at https://ko-fi.com/quinacridonemagenta